Hi Newbie need some catfish info

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Let me start by saying hi i've been a fan of this fourm for a cupple of years now, but i just got my first catfish.It is a marble achara catfish that I got this past wendsday night.I was wondering how long it takes for a fish to get used to the tank(acting very shy).He only will eat when i am not in the room and tank lights are off,when i put in a pellet he refuses to eat in front of me insted he hides in a little cave inside of the drift wood or just stares motionless at me.I was wondering if this is normal and if he will eventually warm up to me(eat when i drop the pellet in) or if this will be his normal eating habit.Please give me your feed back on this topic I really would apreciate it thanks:D:D
 
first off welcome to the forum. Always good to have new people. And secondly, thats completely normal. Many fish are stressed for a while and will take time to warm up to you. I had a blood parrot that would run and i hide when i entered the room for a month and a half before he felt comfortable enough to swim about when i was in the room.

It'll take a little bit of time and eventually it'll be so big there will be no hiding anyways ;)
 
it took my channels a while to be comfortable with me. The bigger it grows the more comfy it is around you
 
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