Feather finned catfish
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Phantom Thief
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What size tank do you have? I currently have 4 in my 65 gallon, they can be rather aggressive towards their own kind, but they tolerate most other bottom dwellers, including my cories and siamese algae eaters.
They are active at night, but if you feed them in the day, they will still come out to feed. A very shy fish, mine are still shy even after a year, with the exception of feeding time of course (the greedy pigs that they are
). They should be fed mostly protein-rich foods like sinking shrimp pellets, bloodworm, etc, though veges and algae wafers can be used to supplement them.
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They are active at night, but if you feed them in the day, they will still come out to feed. A very shy fish, mine are still shy even after a year, with the exception of feeding time of course (the greedy pigs that they are
). They should be fed mostly protein-rich foods like sinking shrimp pellets, bloodworm, etc, though veges and algae wafers can be used to supplement them.P.T.
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Mine won't come out for food...maybe he's intimidated by the little ctenopomas 
They are beautiful though, I wish mine could come out and show me how much he's grown since october 
They are beautiful though, I wish mine could come out and show me how much he's grown since october samthefishman
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i got mine when he was only 1 month old. Hes bout 8 months now and hes never hiding. Hes always out playing around with my Lace catfish.
In his younger days he did hide alot, but mine is so large now he is always wanting food so hes always out swimming.
Make sure after every feed his belly his swallen!
They grow quite fast, i got mine at 1" hes now 5".
He is prob my fav fish.
I have seen other peoples featherfins on here and they are no where near as good looking as mine for some reason, all the ones i have seen on here have a little dorsal fin, mine has a huge one, i guess thats where there name comes from.
If you would like to see pics pm me.
In his younger days he did hide alot, but mine is so large now he is always wanting food so hes always out swimming.
Make sure after every feed his belly his swallen!
They grow quite fast, i got mine at 1" hes now 5".
He is prob my fav fish.
I have seen other peoples featherfins on here and they are no where near as good looking as mine for some reason, all the ones i have seen on here have a little dorsal fin, mine has a huge one, i guess thats where there name comes from.
If you would like to see pics pm me.
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Well sounds like they grow way to big for my two footer. The fish shop i got to states there maximum size for all the fishes they keep and i may be wrong but I'm sure it said 4 inches. They looked different from the pic on this website. Its a really good fish shop though so I'll ask them about it. Well how about humb bug catfish? They were going to be my other option. Not getting any for a couple of months yet. But i could do with a couple of wee cat fish. How about pimpictus?
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Hey Sam, just to expand on the dorsal fin thing.......
Only the males keep their long flowing dorsal fins but they are smaller and stockier then the females who tend to grow the longest, also the females tend to treade their stripes for spots lol.
Lynz, they are a really nice fish to look into buying, but I'd say 24 - 30 inch long tanks are a must to keep one. They are really active for a syno and well worth the effort though, and a nice adult male cna fetch a pretty penny if your of the mind to sell it
Only the males keep their long flowing dorsal fins but they are smaller and stockier then the females who tend to grow the longest, also the females tend to treade their stripes for spots lol.
Lynz, they are a really nice fish to look into buying, but I'd say 24 - 30 inch long tanks are a must to keep one. They are really active for a syno and well worth the effort though, and a nice adult male cna fetch a pretty penny if your of the mind to sell it
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Hey Lynz, this is from a topic called talking catfish, it concerns humbugs mostly, there are other really good bits of info on the thread, but this is what ive found:
I've actually had some experience with this catfish, it is often sold as a chocolate catfish, humbug catfish, raphael cat or a Dora (short for the family name)
I personally group them all as doras so for simplicities sake, dora it is!
Doras are shy, very shy and to make matters worse they are primarily nocturnal! Grouping them sometimes works, but i see my doras once in a blue moon. They feed really well, often eating to the point where they resemble ping pong balls with fins! They adore just about anything, but i find high protein foods gets them out.
Doras are tricky lil customers to deal with, some of the family grow in excess of three foot (megaladoras Irwinii springs to mind) but the dora you have described grows to around 14cm. They are really good at controlling snail populations as well, crushing them with their powerful jaws.
In self defence doras can erect their caudal and dorsal fins to extrme angles, presenting an attacker with a spiny mouthfull too big to handle, spotted doras even more so. Also, perculiar to the species, they can emit a loud grunting/rasping nosie when in this state, earning them thier nickname.
Doras as a whole are very peacefull, even the megaladoras can be kept with comparatively small tank mates. They are quick to hide, and i have kept, or known people keep them with loaches, bettas, synodontids, corydoras, cichlids, tetras and various large oddball fish. My doras are kept with several loach, four large synos and three plecos (two L numbered) hope this answers your questions
I've actually had some experience with this catfish, it is often sold as a chocolate catfish, humbug catfish, raphael cat or a Dora (short for the family name)
I personally group them all as doras so for simplicities sake, dora it is!
Doras are shy, very shy and to make matters worse they are primarily nocturnal! Grouping them sometimes works, but i see my doras once in a blue moon. They feed really well, often eating to the point where they resemble ping pong balls with fins! They adore just about anything, but i find high protein foods gets them out.
Doras are tricky lil customers to deal with, some of the family grow in excess of three foot (megaladoras Irwinii springs to mind) but the dora you have described grows to around 14cm. They are really good at controlling snail populations as well, crushing them with their powerful jaws.
In self defence doras can erect their caudal and dorsal fins to extrme angles, presenting an attacker with a spiny mouthfull too big to handle, spotted doras even more so. Also, perculiar to the species, they can emit a loud grunting/rasping nosie when in this state, earning them thier nickname.
Doras as a whole are very peacefull, even the megaladoras can be kept with comparatively small tank mates. They are quick to hide, and i have kept, or known people keep them with loaches, bettas, synodontids, corydoras, cichlids, tetras and various large oddball fish. My doras are kept with several loach, four large synos and three plecos (two L numbered) hope this answers your questions
actually in a proper tank they should get 6-8 inches im not sure of the exact size but it is bigger than 4. Also you probly could keep some doras for awhile if u plan to upgrade. Mine hasnt grown at all in the 6 months i have had him.Lynz781 said:
Phantom Thief
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Yes, the maximum size for a featherfin syno is about 6-8" usually.
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Well thanks for the info everyone. Is there any other catfish i could consider for my two foot tank? I suppose its a case of whats available to me but I would just like to know what I can have in my tank. I only have danios and will be gettin a main mid-top feeder fish. So obviously a peaceful catfish. Thanks again.
Phantom Thief
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How about cories?
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Phantom Thief
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So you would like the more "typical" catfish with long whiskers and all? Sorry, don't know any small enough for your tank 
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