The toughest small catfish?

[Backfromthedead]

raphael cat.

 

[Rocksor]

What is the point of having a catfish that hides all day, and you don't even see it? Might as well not get it, unless you are a catfish person.

 

[duanes]

The problem with catfish in a JD tank is they both spend most of their time near the substrate, and JDs are territorial, not wanting to share area with another, especially in such a tiny tank.
In nature JDs share habitat with Rhamdia catfish, but they are also each others enemies. The catfish eat JD fry and the JDs eat catfish fry.
2 videos below of them in nature, turn the volume down, the sound my breathing will be annoying.
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Cristalino

 

[Backfromthedead]

What is the point of having a catfish that hides all day, and you don't even see it? Might as well not get it, unless you are a catfish person.

i think your layout and decor helps a lot. i tend to incorporate smaller branches to create rifts and hollows vs. an enclosed hole that the cat will disappear into. my raphael is fairly active. i see him and my jaguar cat patrolling every morning when i wake up actually.

plus both of them are great at cleaning up leftover food in their respective tanks.

 

[exodus1500]

What is the point of having a catfish that hides all day, and you don't even see it? Might as well not get it, unless you are a catfish person.

It makes it that much more special when you do see them. Its like seeing your wife or husband all the time... No one wants that. lol