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Columbian Shark Catfish

Feeder Fish
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Mar 18, 2009
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Problem:

I have 2 columbian sharks in a brackish 75g. Once in a while, my 9 inch CS grows like an extra pair of pelvic fins (you can kind of see them in my avatar, but they're going away there), and he chases the 5 inch CS around for a week. Then the extra pair of fins goes away.

Well, just this recent time, a little more than a month ago, his fins went away, and the smaller one stopped eating the Hikari Gold sinking cichlid pellets I've been feeding them for months.

He will ONLY eat frozen bloodworms, which are a hassle to feed 3 cubes everyday. Also, the bigger one get's majority. Also, it's expensive and he barley gets any.


Mission:

I'm transfering the smaller one into a 26g that's been cycled.
I'm going to try and get him back onto the Cichlid pellets.


I feel kind of bad splitting them up for a while though, they snuggle every night and the smaller one follows the bigger one around the tank all day. Except when he stopped eating all he did was sit at the bottom.

He is acclimating right now.

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good luck man, I like those little sharks, and hope they are all healthy:)
 
gud luck mate
 
Good luck bro. Don't feel bad, even if they're separated, they're a lot happier than most Blackfin Catfish out there.
 
Thanks everyone, i moved him last night and he ate a full cube of bloodworms :D

And fishaddict, I'm thinking breeding as well, but every website says they've never heard of someone being able to breed them.
 
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