No new trick just same old one: make a hideout with glass being one of the walls.
Jaguar catfish striking beauty is only matched by their maniacal dislike of light. It's always been near the top of my most-wanted list. I'd really love to get a dozen or more, raise them into adulthood or get them as adults and study them (on my primitive level) - they display peculiar pattern differences and their behavior and interactions can be unpredictable and fun.
I thought I'd share photos of my pair I got from Rapps last Aug-Sept 2016 at ~2". They reached about 3"-4" now. They had been in a 240 gal tank until last month where was a hollow log and I never saw them ever. So I had had enough of that and placed them in a different 240 gal, where I could see them and also where they would not be in danger as the original tank mates outgrew them vastly.
My prior pair were bought as adults / trade-ins. I kept them about 6-7 years ago back in Rochester, NY and they, much to my dismay, would never come out to feed, so I had to dump food in their lair, which was then consumed eagerly. These current guys I saw come out several times already in the new tank (never saw them come out in the old tank) to grab a bite (pellets) and also even to exercise in the early morning hours, swimming up and down the tank walls. I keep the tank pretty dim though. I must mention I don't have the luxury of checking them out during normal human sleeping hours.
Both my pairs appear to have been peaceful with each other, perhaps because there was no preferred nook or cranny to fight over. I think they only fight over the best hideouts but I may be wrong.
Prior pair:
Jaguar catfish striking beauty is only matched by their maniacal dislike of light. It's always been near the top of my most-wanted list. I'd really love to get a dozen or more, raise them into adulthood or get them as adults and study them (on my primitive level) - they display peculiar pattern differences and their behavior and interactions can be unpredictable and fun.
I thought I'd share photos of my pair I got from Rapps last Aug-Sept 2016 at ~2". They reached about 3"-4" now. They had been in a 240 gal tank until last month where was a hollow log and I never saw them ever. So I had had enough of that and placed them in a different 240 gal, where I could see them and also where they would not be in danger as the original tank mates outgrew them vastly.
My prior pair were bought as adults / trade-ins. I kept them about 6-7 years ago back in Rochester, NY and they, much to my dismay, would never come out to feed, so I had to dump food in their lair, which was then consumed eagerly. These current guys I saw come out several times already in the new tank (never saw them come out in the old tank) to grab a bite (pellets) and also even to exercise in the early morning hours, swimming up and down the tank walls. I keep the tank pretty dim though. I must mention I don't have the luxury of checking them out during normal human sleeping hours.
Both my pairs appear to have been peaceful with each other, perhaps because there was no preferred nook or cranny to fight over. I think they only fight over the best hideouts but I may be wrong.
Prior pair:
