CA/SA clean up crew?

[mistahoo]

i have 4 giraffe cat all over 24 ins

Nice! They're still going to be a last option

[mistahoo]

they will be there. In august and september. I know if anyone can find them... Brain , You will...

I woulda thought they would come out in June/July because of the heat? Am I wrong?

[mistahoo]

convicts? they are smaller so they will eat small things, if they spawn the babies will eat everything and also (maybe) be live food, nobody seems to eat them! mine are in with oscars and bichir... they keep things lively and cleaner.

I'm afraid convicts may be too small.. The pbass will eat anything smaller than 3". It's funny that even though I say this, I have a dat that hasn't been eaten yet.

[mistahoo]

Oh and I have a wc endlicheri that seems to eat little things when I'm not looking! The breeding idea would be nice though! Endless supply of treats for my fish!

[BrAin]

I woulda thought they would come out in June/July because of the heat? Am I wrong?

We always caught the big ones during the summer but I cant remember when I would see them in the ditches. I just remember there was a certain plant in the ditch and there hasnt been enough standing water for it to grow. Maybe a rotala of some sort.

TPWD says they spawn in late spring and can grow a foot in a year. If thats true and I catch them about 3-4 inches then the end of summer, correct??

[mistahoo]

We always caught the big ones during the summer but I cant remember when I would see them in the ditches. I just remember there was a certain plant in the ditch and there hasnt been enough standing water for it to grow. Maybe a rotala of some sort.

TPWD says they spawn in late spring and can grow a foot in a year. If thats true and I catch them about 3-4 inches then the end of summer, correct??

Sounds about right? Not trying to get one too big since my fish are still growing and I wouldn't want them to become food

[mistahoo]

So for now, I will be looking for a megalodoras irwini to be my clean up

[mistahoo]

Have also found that Oxydoras Niger are supposedly better cleaners but grow faster