Lophiosilurus alexandri ( pacman catfish )

[mkman]

ray777, I believe those pacmans would eat those plecos! Be a nice treat for them and wouldn't be a good day for you!

 

[zaric]

I like mine! Mine will take food straight from my hand and they hide in the sand which is neat to watch. A cool cat.

Do you handfeed them most of the time? Mine only eat when food drop infront of them

 

[kendog1]

they are definately cool looking but how active are they??

 

[zaric]

they are definately cool looking but how active are they??

haha... they are what you saw on the picture most of the time

 

[kendog1]

bummer, wish they were a little more free swimmin, guess not though, thanks for the info

 

[Miguel]

I feed mine with tweezers..the moment I approach the tank it knows I am there and just explodes and grabs the food ( fish, only ) though I've seen it eat pellets from the botom.

I keep mine with the black aros and a Royal knife...it doesn't bother them, they don't bother him....

I do not know whether it would eat the plecos..I think it could try and probably would spit it out due to the pleco carapace...

 

[mkman]

kendog1, they are active at night. You will see them swimming to the top of the top and actually jump out so you will need a cover for the tank.

Zaric, mine knows when I stick my hand in the tank that their is food. They will swim up to my hand and start trying to bite something thinking their is food. try handfeeding yours, wiggle the fish near it, etc and it will come and eat it.

 

[zaric]

Zaric, mine knows when I stick my hand in the tank that their is food. They will swim up to my hand and start trying to bite something thinking their is food. try handfeeding yours, wiggle the fish near it, etc and it will come and eat it.

Thanks... But I still hope that they will pick up food whenever I throw for them..