My sun catfish always lays around like its dead.

[Carefree_Dude]

in early February, i bought a tiny sun catfish from petco. it was maybe 3/4" long. One of the first things i noticed about it in my tank is that it always kind of just layed on its side, or was in the plants like a corpse of some sort. months pass, and its gotten considerably larger. it still does this though; it will lay on its side or upside down in the plants unless you poke at it or it wants food. it eats just fine...

Does anyone else have this happen with their fish?

 

[Loves severums]

nope sun catfish just sit in his PVC tube..

 

[FASTLANE]

I know exactly what you're talking about. My sun catfish hid for about 2 years and the next time I saw him he was a monster! I've had him for about 7 years now and he's a very large cat around 13" long and very healthy but still just lays around all day.

 

[cc247]

that's what most all catfish will do... lay around and hide...

 

[HyPHyISM42o]

i just bought 1 yesterday...cool lil booger... he hides in a cave with my rtcxtsn... was funny watchin him grab an algae wafer