Wels catfish, albino, ~10"

[thebiggerthebetter]

 

[celebrist]

What a knucklehead
I hope they reach an understanding

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Had enough of the ISN dominating the wels for 10 months. The ISN goes back.

 

[celebrist]

What a knuckle head I was hoping the extra room would chill him out

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

I was hoping for that too. I was also hoping for the jau and piraiba to effect a difference but lost both cats on transfer. The ISN was always selective in choosing his dislikes and it looks like when it does, the size of tank doesn't matter.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Such a touchy diva

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

 

[jjohnwm]

And yet if you netted another identical small fish out of another tank and dropped it in here...I doubt it would last 60 seconds.

I think that once a small fish manages to survive for more than a few days in a dangerous environment like this...especially a smart fish like a cichlid... it learns all the escape hatches and hidey-holes, and loses that "panic vibe" that was displayed when it first was introduced. That in turn projects a more relaxed, non-predator-exciting behaviour and the big guys don't get all caught up in chasing and eating it because it isn't frantically running away with "EAT ME!" projecting out of it.