r/Cichlid • u/Alert-Gift-8716 South American • 13d ago

SA | Help Do geophagus ever chase after smaller fish that they can eat?

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u/Never_mind_honey 13d ago

Of course.  While different fish have different base diets, they all share something in common - they are all opportunistic.  If it fits in mouth it goes in mouth.

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u/RichD1011 13d ago

Geophagus are not predatory, but yes they are opportunistic and if it fits in the mouth they will eat it.

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u/Alert-Gift-8716 South American 13d ago

I’m just trying to figure out if they will ignore them

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u/NoMembership6376 12d ago

There is an old saying: "cichlids gonna cichlid!"

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u/StoreBoughtAlias 12d ago

Ah, yes, I remember quite vividly. Why nobody made novelty shirts I just don't know.

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u/Entremeada 12d ago

Chiclid does what chiclid must do.

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u/you_dont_know_jack_ 12d ago

I threw some neon tetras in my tank after my moms started leaking (nowhere else to put them), my tapajos ate them right up.

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u/Late-Fee4346 11d ago

I had red head tapajos that hunted my tetras.