Catfish

[beans1031]

I got tired of my redtail an tiger shovelnose hiding an rearranging my driftwood to there liking so I took it all out. So now they have now place to hide. Is this wrong??!! I got tired of my tank looking like there was nothing in there! An I can't put an other fish in there cause they eat whatever I put in there!!!!!


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[Naos1984]

I just gave back my RTC to the LFS where I bought it. I cannot take its voracious appetite. The RTC's a thing of beauty but it eats like the same amount since I bought it in a week! It displaces my decor every night, displaces my Senegal bichir from its hideout every night. Anyway, he's supposed to be really temporary. I used him as a cleaner and made a deal with the LFS that I will be replacing it with their smaller ones every 4 months or so. But the thing never stops eating! Dumb me thought he'd grow like 2" every month so I will be able to handle him. The freakin' fish grew 1" every week. Is that even possible? Rant, rant, rant... Hehehe...

 

[Gill Blue]

I'd say yes, it's wrong. no cover = stress.
instead of giving him things to hide in, give it things to hide under. it doesn't need to be so low you can't see him, but something to make him feel he can't be seen from above will reduce his stress. you could even get some frogbit that will cover the surface of the water to the same effect.

 

[karaig19]

I'd say yes, it's wrong. no cover = stress.
instead of giving him things to hide in, give it things to hide under. it doesn't need to be so low you can't see him, but something to make him feel he can't be seen from above will reduce his stress. you could even get some frogbit that will cover the surface of the water to the same effect.

Then light might not reach the bottom of the tank. It is definently not wrong they get over stress very quick. I did this to my royal knife and he looks like a beast and is happy as could be and he has no hiding spot.