crazyaussie
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yes stang1 i have a pictus catfish how many do you have?
65 litres is far too small, I'm afraid. They ideally need a tank that is a minimum of 3ft.no im not planning on changing my tank stang1 my pictus looks happy and it eats alot i didnt know it needed a big tank isint 65 liter big enough for them?
..... I would aslo recommend getting 2 femlae guppies for your male. He will be more active, and you will have some babies along the way!
If it's Pimelodus Pictus, then they only reach 5". Your lfs must have had a diffferent type of catfish.That isn the point though. The reason they havent grown is becasue your tank is too small. But htat isnt a good thing. I makes them unhappy, and they die at a younger age. Isnt fishkeeping about keeping your fish happy? Your tank is 17 gallons US. Which means theese are the fish you should ditch:
Loaches
Pictus
Shark( there actually a minnow)
and the Honey
then you tank has plenty of room and swimming space. Also, it will decrease the chance of diseases, or shortend life span. Plus, the tank will be easier to take care of, as your tank dosent have as much waste to deal with as it usually does. If you have 2 platies and you have 1 malea dn 1 femlae. You really should get another female, as the general rule is 1 male/ 2-3 females as they males can and will stress her out and kill her. I wouldnt be surprised if the pictus ate the neon's, they have a 4 foot pictus at my lfs( they just sold it!) and they told me it ate their smallish oscar( they had him, the pictus, other oscars, flowerhorns, and assorted fish of the like in a 600 gallon fish tank made of plexi-glass with loits of bogg wood and rocks). I would aslo recommend getting 2 femlae guppies for your male. He will be more active, and you will have some babies along the way!