KILLING SPREE

[SharptoothBass]

October has been rough on some of the fish. African aro was killed by my small sleepers. Clown knife and my longnose far were killed also. Come home the other night and my apure cat is killing my wyckii catfish.

guess I have a reason to buy more fish and a new tank or two.

 

[Hendre]

Shame man. That cat looks really cool though...

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Did you bank on that wyckii would fend off the apu?

 

[fishnatics]

Oh no. What a shame. Guess you do have any excuse to buy more fish.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Sad man,if your ever out here I know a place where u can catch longnose gar at small sizes

 

[moe214]

Predatory aggression, should have gauged that off of the size difference.... don't know length but girth looks quite different which is where it counts...

 

[knobhill]

Bummer.

 

[Hendre]

Apparently apure cats will grab cichlids their own size and clamp down on their heads, even if they can't eat them they will still suffocate the fish then leave it

 

[moe214]

Apparently apure cats will grab cichlids their own size and clamp down on their heads, even if they can't eat them they will still suffocate the fish then leave it

Interesting

 

[Drstrangelove]

Is this an apure jelly catsish as listed on Planet Catfish? Looks similar to me, but I'm not terribly good at identifying species. Seems to share the same behavior.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=1525

"Very aggressive and not shy. One aquarist reports their large female has attempted to eat 10'' cichlids with death coming to the cichlid by suffocation. Although unable to swallow them she would hold them by their entire head to the gill plates until they expired and would continue holding on even while the fish was being yanked from her!"

"Best kept alone or in the most bullish of considerably larger company."