Problem with hyper cat

[Henry22]

I have a problem with a new catfish i got. Im not sure what kind he is and all i know it starts with a P and isnt on the Freshwater profile. He is excessivly hyper and goes from the bottom of the tank to the top along the glass. He scares all my other fish into the corner. I was thinking of putting him in my brothers 55g tank. The only thing in there is a Kenyi chiclid. I know there aggresive but all he does is stay in one corner of the tank and I doubt the cat would be bothered. Suggestions welcomed?

 

[ashleigh]

a pictus maybe? I don't know a thing about cichlids but pictuses (Picti?)are pretty tough.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Port hoplo maybe? They swim up to the top and along the glass...and they're spotted.

Is it catfish shaped? How big is it?

How long have you had it? Maybe the other fish just need to get used to it...

 

[Henry22]

Not very long, it has stripes along its side and spotted along its tail with long whishkers

 

[trouthead]

Welcome to the tank

I recon that either ashleigh or CAPSLOCK has guessed your fish:-

1. Pictus catfish

2. Port Hoplo

I'm betting that ashleigh has got it by a whisker

 

[wayne]

Try planetcatfish... this page allows you to look at families. Scroll down on the L to Pimelodids....
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/index.htm

Anything look familiar? Note they get bigger than you think, and eat fish by catching them at night.

 

[Henry22]

I think it is a Pictus, anyway I put it in my brother's 55gal with the Cichlid. Anyway are there anycatfish beside that one, plecos, and cories. All my plecos and cories die. Is a Hi-fin Bull shark ok?

 

[CAPSLOCK]

The red-tailed shark may not like any other bottom dwellers...they can get pretty territorial. You might be able to check out either the fish profiles here or planetcatfish.com

 

[twoluvcats]

Pictus are spazzy like that. Mine did the up and down the glass thing for the first week after i got him...now he just does it after cleanings...they are easily excitable.

 

[phOOey]

yeah pictus tend to bit a bit crazy when they're in a new enviroment he should calm down eventually though

 

[Henry22]

So what about that Hi-fin Bull shark? My substrate is pretty rough, large pepples so a cory wouldn't work. I might try a larger pleco because i always get smaller ones which die.

 

[Tanganyikaman18]

i dunno about the bull shark but if u can find one a bumblebee catfish is good, ive seen 2 in my life and i bought the first one i saw, they r as far away from being spazy as possible, in fact u never seen them unless u get them to find a hiding spot tht u can see them at. They are active at night but thye do have a nice amount of color which is appealing, like i said, if u can see him/her.

 

[Kyle]

Don't get a high-fin bull shark. I believe they are also called columbian sharks, but they need brackish water and get to 8-10 inches, and you also need atleast three of them. So unless you have a tank atleast 75 gallons, and can turn it into a brackish tank, and can get three of them, don't get them. Believe me, I know from experience.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

If you can find one, get a hoplo catfish. They are active, but not spazzy. They aren't aggressive at all, and they really just ignore other fish. They do a great job cleaning the tank bottom. Mine is around 4 inches, and they only get to about 5 inches.

The only problem might be your red tailed shark...the hoplo won't defend himself if the shark is mean.

 

[Tanganyikaman18]

yea i agree i had a red tail, he wasnt exactly a nice fish, but wasnt a killer either, they pester fish, and constantly chase them

 

[Henry22]

Its actually a rainbow tailed shark, and his pretty good. Dosn't chase anything except the barbs and thats pretty rare. I have a rock formation thing and just stays in there and eats of the bottom most of the time. If I see a hoplo Ill defiantly get one.