Electric catfish

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hedgehoggreg

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Apr 13, 2012
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Hi
i have a electric catfish i bought a few weeks ago theres not a super ton of info on them so i thought id come on here
he lays on his side alot and some times upside down i didnt know if that was normal or if it might be something wrong

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Well, electric catfish in my exp behave quite differently from any other fish I have seen. That being said, I don't think I ever saw mine lay upside down. Does your tank have a suitable cave for the electric catfish? An ec must have a cave if it is going to behave normally
 
I've had a larger one and I've got a baby now, but I've never seen one that color.

If it's lying on its side or upside down, it is possible that it's been overfed.
 
Yea he was an odd color i thought and theres feeders in there that i put in when i got him but i counted there all still there

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And yes he does have a cave and lots of plants idk whats up with him i really hope its nothing serious im starting a 300 gal plywood to put him in hes in a temp 55 right now

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Sorry I can't really tell from the pic, but how big would you say he is right now? I've had my e-cat for a few months and he's always pretty responsive to me. He used to be REALLY active when he was only 3-4" long, but since he hit 6" all he really does is sit in his cave.
Did he used to act differently, or has he always been kind of a lump?
 
I would say just make sure the water parameters are decent, and it should be fine. Electric catfish are rather mysterious, but they are very tough fish.
 
Hes about 7" i went and got it tested to make sure it he said it was perfect for him i went to the place i got him idk i really hope hes fine i had to have him fell in love as soon as i saw him

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