What type of catfish is this??

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jiant2520 said:
Well.... I just came home from work to find him ripped to pieces. I'm so f...ing mad right now!!! Idk who did it or even see this coming. I put him in the tank last night n he looked fine at 6am before I left... except his tail was a tiny bit nipped/frayed somewhat, but nothing too bad. There are some 2.5-5" cichlids in there along with a 6" white catfish n 4.5" vulture catfish. Not much left of him at all.... ugh!!! He was roughly the same size of my vulture cat when I put him on 6 weeks ago or so. I really liked this guy...... this sucks.
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Damn sorry to hear that man...

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Oh no! Yeah I'd imagine the midas decided he didn't like it and tore it up then it was probably picked at by everything

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Just thought I'd update... I ended up getting another marble achara today.... same size.... about 3"... from the fish place.... watched my cichlids very closely n found out it was the trimac... 3" only too!! The fish, within 30 mins, shredded its tail n ripped half the dorsal off while I cooked dinner. I came back n caught the tail end of it. The tank is now divided, 70/30, I hope the marble cat doesn't have any lingering issues n I can get him nice n big!!!
 
jiant2520 said:
Just thought I'd update... I ended up getting another marble achara today.... same size.... about 3"... from the fish place.... watched my cichlids very closely n found out it was the trimac... 3" only too!! The fish, within 30 mins, shredded its tail n ripped half the dorsal off while I cooked dinner. I came back n caught the tail end of it. The tank is now divided, 70/30, I hope the marble cat doesn't have any lingering issues n I can get him nice n big!!!
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Let's race I just grabbed one around the same size lol


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Being cichlid-challenged, I had to look it up:

Trimac cichlid, Cichlasoma trimaculatum, is a three spot cichlid is a rarely found aquarium fish. They are often mistaken for low grade Flowerhorns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimac_cichlid
 
Sorry.... I forgot some on here may not be too familiar w trimacs. Trimacs can be brutal.... def a rough customer, but the thing is.... he is only 3" n I didn't think he would have been the one.

The marble is swimming around n looks a bit less stressed today.... I hope it does not get any infections tho. I think it will make a full recovery....
 
thebiggerthebetter said:
Vultures are equipped so indeed but from all we know, this has never been reported to happen by our regular gang here - anyone know different? It appears every vulture owner is caught by surprise themselves by their vulture's good behavior.

And it would have happened at night - strong catfish aggression (of any kind - predatory, hierarchal, territorial) mostly, if not almost always, happens at night (unless fighting for the same hidey-hole). The fact that it happened during the day points at the cichlids who rely on eye sight for their activity of any kind.
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My vulture is Mr nice guy to any living fish in his tank but if it's dead it's his! My 10" Black Belt killed my 7" Cuban one day out of the blue while I was at work. Came home to find literally half of the Cuban gone and it looked like scissors took his lower half. The vulture bites so clean that that it looks like the fish was cut with a knife. IME, they have very little aggression but definitely live up to their name.

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