I have an 12" e-cat in a 125 gal tank. I've had her for 4 years. Started out as a 2-inch fish in a 10 gal, then moved to a 55 as she grew, and is now in the 125. There usually is a line of dried gravel stuck to the plexi-glass sides above the water line. She also sometimes spits gravel out of the tank near the openings where the filters hang (she has done this is each of the 3 tanks that I've kept her in, ever since she was 2". I have about 5 inches of gravel, she has a clay pipe that is a bit longer than she is and about twice as wide as her girth.
Why does she scoop gravel, swim to the water surface, and then spit it out of the water? Is this normal catfish behavior? Or is this female behavior (I think this is a female)? Do cats do this if there isn't enough space? Does anyone know? Thanks
Why does she scoop gravel, swim to the water surface, and then spit it out of the water? Is this normal catfish behavior? Or is this female behavior (I think this is a female)? Do cats do this if there isn't enough space? Does anyone know? Thanks