I already plan to upgrade as soon as possible or if needed sooner but.. I got an electric catfish and was under the impression they are fairly slow growers. Mine was about four inches when I got it 2 months ago from the LFS. It was there for several months, never noticeably growing. Then we brought it home.
It's in a 55g with sand substrate plus rocks/wood/PVC pipe and a few plants.
It's built many hideouts under all our decorations and has quite taken to regular feedings and his new habitat.
Problem is, he's grown a good 2 inches and fattened up considerably in just these two months and I'm nervous he'll outgrow his tank before we buy a house..
Would not being fed at the LFS and now being well fed account for such a spurt? I figure that's most likely. He'd only hide behind a tube for the undergravel filter at the LFS not even coming out during feedings most of the time. Now he eats at least twice a day and he is so obviously growing and plump.. How fast can/do they typically grow?
In a 55g at 78F, fully cycled ammonia/nitrite 0, nitrites negligible, all the burrows he wants and twice daily feedings- can he stay here for another couple of years or do I need to start planning already??
He's about 6 1/2" long, maybe a bit more. Grown 2" in a couple months.
He was NOT this thick when we got him, he was skinny, then he hit "happy cat status" in my eyes now he just looks huge.. around. Like, round. In 2 years, maybe sooner, I can upgrade.. Currently his tankmates are 5 glass cats, 2 weather loaches, 1 syno. petricola.
Hoping for just reassurance, can these live together for up to 2 years if we don't get a house soon?
The 'lectric cat DID eat 3 glass cats when we first put them in. He was also underfed at the LFS and since I started feeding predator pellets he's left all the other fish alone. Except, the syno follows him around. Can't explain it, but this one inch syno FOLLOWS him and is never more than a few inches away. The syno follows him even above wherever he is in the 3 foot PVC pipe in the back of the tank.
So, Thoughts?
Ideas?
Can't expand much in my 2nd floor apartment, planning on a house and a LARGE tank for himself eventually. Just worried about such fast growth. Didn't plan for that.
Any advice/suggestions appreciated!
It's in a 55g with sand substrate plus rocks/wood/PVC pipe and a few plants.
It's built many hideouts under all our decorations and has quite taken to regular feedings and his new habitat.
Problem is, he's grown a good 2 inches and fattened up considerably in just these two months and I'm nervous he'll outgrow his tank before we buy a house..
Would not being fed at the LFS and now being well fed account for such a spurt? I figure that's most likely. He'd only hide behind a tube for the undergravel filter at the LFS not even coming out during feedings most of the time. Now he eats at least twice a day and he is so obviously growing and plump.. How fast can/do they typically grow?
In a 55g at 78F, fully cycled ammonia/nitrite 0, nitrites negligible, all the burrows he wants and twice daily feedings- can he stay here for another couple of years or do I need to start planning already??
He's about 6 1/2" long, maybe a bit more. Grown 2" in a couple months.
He was NOT this thick when we got him, he was skinny, then he hit "happy cat status" in my eyes now he just looks huge.. around. Like, round. In 2 years, maybe sooner, I can upgrade.. Currently his tankmates are 5 glass cats, 2 weather loaches, 1 syno. petricola.
Hoping for just reassurance, can these live together for up to 2 years if we don't get a house soon?
The 'lectric cat DID eat 3 glass cats when we first put them in. He was also underfed at the LFS and since I started feeding predator pellets he's left all the other fish alone. Except, the syno follows him around. Can't explain it, but this one inch syno FOLLOWS him and is never more than a few inches away. The syno follows him even above wherever he is in the 3 foot PVC pipe in the back of the tank.
So, Thoughts?
Ideas?
Can't expand much in my 2nd floor apartment, planning on a house and a LARGE tank for himself eventually. Just worried about such fast growth. Didn't plan for that.
Any advice/suggestions appreciated!
