I have a pictus that is every bit of 5 inches. He is awesome to watch. At night after the light turns out, you can sometimes hear him spalsh at the top of the tank so make sure you have a very tight fitting lid
How are you. Do pictuis cats play some what dead or at least stressed. Heavy breathing ….. floating etc. but when fed it becomes normal activity and eating. Thanks in advance.
I keep 2 in my tanganyikan cichlid tank. They don’t bug anyone besides each other. 1 hangs out in a cave all day and the smaller one is a live wire. He gets chased a lot by the shell dwellers bc he zooms past their area lol
I got one my self yesterday he picked out one of my rock tepees And has been holding it down probably a good 4-5 hours and he never left it once moving around a lot but didn’t move from his post and keep the other fish at a distance fo
Started a live plant tank. Then added two snails. It didn’t take long for me to realize the snails eat plants. Anything I can do to keep them together with out sacraficing all the love plants.
I test regularly. My 6 catfish have been in the tank for 1 1/2 weeks. They don't hide EVER. They seem like they're waiting for food.They do swim on the bottom & periodically swim up the glass even when I am not in front of the tank. They're supposed to be bottom dwellers and hide out in the day; I thought. I don't mind seeing them all of the time. I'm wondering if anyone has this experience with their catfish? thx
I have four of these catfish and I have never seen them be aggressive toward my guppies. However I woke up this morning to find one of my last two guppies missing. There has been a little baby molly in the tank since I brought them home and he’s doing just fine. Kinda sucks because my wife loves the guppies and I had to have the catfish. Poor guppies
I just got a pictus catfish recently (it was my first time ever seeing them and I absolutely loved it) there was only one left at my local fish store so I brought him home and put him in my Molly tank, it's now been a week and all but 3 of my Mollies are dead (I've had the mollies for about a year and a half and my water parameters are on point and also he's doing amazing so I know it wasn't the water) but i went ahead and treated with antibiotics and the remaing 3 are acting weird still could it be from him bugging them?
I have a five inch one with a bristlenose, opaline and dwarf gurami and red tip shark no issues although he has become quite aggressive and territorial. You don’t want anything weak, passive or small.
Dude, those suckers are HOGS...they literally hoover up algae wafers like chips!🤣😂 I love them with my jewel cichlids. Now I know who's to blame for the sudden disappearance of all my cherry barbs and red-eye tetras😱. Unfortunately, I had them in a group of 4, but they were too damn territorial in my 33 long. Now I'm down to one🤨.
I have been wanting a pair of Pictus Catfish for a while now. Thank you for this video the information was helpful. I want to keep a pair with all African cichlids in a 90 gallon tank. But after watching this video you have me a little worried if I should put the pair of Pictus Catfish with my African cichlids 🤦🏾♂️
I don't think that you will have an issue with that tank set-up. I have 2 pictus Catfish in a 55-gallon tank with more than 20 African Cichlids. I haven't had any issues, and this tank has been like that for over a year.
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My pictus catfish acts like a typical catfish he has a cave he stays in all day and he goes crazy and runs around at night
I just got one of these today. They’re kind of cool. What is the best thing to feed them. Love the video keep good work up
Great video!!!! I love these guys.
Right to the point. Love it
I have them with African cichlids and they do fine in my 75 gallon
I have a pictus that is every bit of 5 inches. He is awesome to watch. At night after the light turns out, you can sometimes hear him spalsh at the top of the tank so make sure you have a very tight fitting lid
What room don’t you have a tank in lol? Awesome video by the way. My family bought two pictus catfish yesterday
I need advice on what to do when they lay eggs. 😊
How are you. Do pictuis cats play some what dead or at least stressed. Heavy breathing ….. floating etc. but when fed it becomes normal activity and eating. Thanks in advance.
I was thinking of getting pictus catfish bug after what you said sbout them veing fragile and maybe eating smaller fish im maybe not .
What are those blue fish you have in the tank with them?
I keep 2 in my tanganyikan cichlid tank. They don’t bug anyone besides each other. 1 hangs out in a cave all day and the smaller one is a live wire. He gets chased a lot by the shell dwellers bc he zooms past their area lol
I got one my self yesterday he picked out one of my rock tepees And has been holding it down probably a good 4-5 hours and he never left it once moving around a lot but didn’t move from his post and keep the other fish at a distance fo
Started a live plant tank. Then added two snails. It didn’t take long for me to realize the snails eat plants. Anything I can do to keep them together with out sacraficing all the love plants.
You think the Pictus would be good for a planted tank?
I test regularly. My 6 catfish have been in the tank for 1 1/2 weeks. They don't hide EVER. They seem like they're waiting for food.They do swim on the bottom & periodically swim up the glass even when I am not in front of the tank. They're supposed to be bottom dwellers and hide out in the day; I thought. I don't mind seeing them all of the time. I'm wondering if anyone has this experience with their catfish? thx
I have four of these catfish and I have never seen them be aggressive toward my guppies. However I woke up this morning to find one of my last two guppies missing. There has been a little baby molly in the tank since I brought them home and he’s doing just fine. Kinda sucks because my wife loves the guppies and I had to have the catfish. Poor guppies
L👀k at the lens not the screen
Ok I just bought 4 Pictus catfish I was hearing that they will eat my mystery snails and there babies is that true??
I just got a pictus catfish recently (it was my first time ever seeing them and I absolutely loved it) there was only one left at my local fish store so I brought him home and put him in my Molly tank, it's now been a week and all but 3 of my Mollies are dead (I've had the mollies for about a year and a half and my water parameters are on point and also he's doing amazing so I know it wasn't the water) but i went ahead and treated with antibiotics and the remaing 3 are acting weird still could it be from him bugging them?
100%. They're aggressive! They should not be with community fish AT ALL. Especially guppies with colorful tails.
I have a five inch one with a bristlenose, opaline and dwarf gurami and red tip shark no issues although he has become quite aggressive and territorial. You don’t want anything weak, passive or small.
What’s that round orangish substrate?
I think it’s feeding pellets
Dude, those suckers are HOGS...they literally hoover up algae wafers like chips!🤣😂
I love them with my jewel cichlids.
Now I know who's to blame for the sudden disappearance of all my cherry barbs and red-eye tetras😱.
Unfortunately, I had them in a group of 4, but they were too damn territorial in my 33 long. Now I'm down to one🤨.
funny you say hey bug the fish out , and im starting to think the same
Hi father
I have been wanting a pair of Pictus Catfish for a while now. Thank you for this video the information was helpful. I want to keep a pair with all African cichlids in a 90 gallon tank. But after watching this video you have me a little worried if I should put the pair of Pictus Catfish with my African cichlids 🤦🏾♂️
I don't think that you will have an issue with that tank set-up. I have 2 pictus Catfish in a 55-gallon tank with more than 20 African Cichlids. I haven't had any issues, and this tank has been like that for over a year.
This fish ate 3 of my guppies within a few days!!!! They are not for a tank with guppies or small fish.
I have 2 with african Cichlids
There was absolutely no talk of parameters, temperature, etc.
Can someone please ID the blue fish @0:51 seconds
I think it’s a blue tiger Barb
Mine hide in a long all day long..