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Thanks for the reply. I may just be being a paranoid dad. He does seem to be beginning to act more normal but still will not eat. Tank is not new, and has been established for about 6 months with other fish. Water parameters are normal. And yes, I miss typed. Meant he has been living solo for awhile now. Only 3 changes I can think of are the move to a much larger tank, switch from gravel to sand, and the addition of a tank mate(who doesn't seem to be bothering him at all).


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If NH3 and NO2 are zero, NO3 low, temp and pH are good, more than adequate aeration, and the cichlid does not bother him, I see no reason to be concerned. Moving is often stressful and fish can take 1-2 weeks to start feeding, which you know, I am sure, so, I am sorry for having to state a banality. I think this is all that's happening for now.
 
Thank you again for your help. Although it turns out it was the other fish. Guess I should listening to the warnings that the Tilapia Buttikoferi was inch for inch one of the meanest aquarium kept fish. I didn't see any signs of aggression but yesterday I noticed my catfish had a couple tattered fins and a piece of a whisker missing. Luckily the damage wasn't too bad but I felt pretty bad about my negligence. I removed the Tilapia and the catfishes attitude changed almost immediately. Already active and eating again. Not sure why I'm being so stubborn about it but would still like to find another fish I could keep with my rctxtsn. Any suggestions other than another monster cat?


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:) so it's hard to be social and stress-free in a small cage with a bully, huh? :) I am glad you found the source.

If you are implying mid-upper water swimming tank mate then you can think of arowana, pacu, cyprinids, giant gourami, a characin like e.g. Distichodus sexfasciatus, p-bass, gar, etc.
 
With what tbtb said make sure the fish are of a large size before adding them as they will become snacks sooner or later at a small size and even at large sizes may be snacks years down the road. Basically what i mean is if you put a small one of these in with your hybrid they will grow slower and eventualky be so much smaller than the hybrid that he might eat them. Mine use to eat 12" oscars for an ocassional treat as i was the local drop off spot for oscars from peoples 10-55 gal tanks. He also tried to eat a 20+ inch rtc i tried to introduce with him and nearly killed it in the process.

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Most usually there is no problem, especially in a properly sized enclosure and with proper diet for both. I've never tried in a tank but in a large indoor pond. I also have had a dozen of large plecos and couple dozen of large cats and other fish in an ~50,000 gal outdoor pond for a while now. I've not noticed any issues. The reports of plecos damaging catfish in tanks are rare but they do appear. There was one mentioned within the past 6 months or less.
 
Thanks TBTB. Off topic a bit but do you have pics of that enormous pond you mentioned anywhere on here?? And/or any of your other setups? Always looking for inspiration/ ideas! Thanks again for your help and patience with a "newbie" to the big cat world.

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Don't mention it. I learn from all well-written posts and threads.

The big pond is nothing exciting to photograph. It's a huge concrete bowl, a former fountain, murky and half-covered by water lilies. I see only glimpses and shadows of the fish in there.

I think you must have seen the threads on my fish rescue in Rochester NY, like this one: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=29488&hilit=pet+catfish

This is the thread on my building my DIY Public Aquarium and Fish Rescue: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=33968&hilit=+blues

I haven't much to photograph at the moment. When I plumb and transfer the fish into my tanks, then...
 
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