Shezzbian_42

will a mix of tropical and goldfish flakes and frozen beef heart be enough to feed a pictus catfish? i feed my tandanus catfish these and he likes it.

thanks

carlos413

Make sure that the food your feeding him or her will get to the bottom, that's ware they feed. I get a coupple of high quality pellets. Google omega one fish food they make the best fish food out there " my opinion ". Hope this helps good luck.

Shezzbian_42

thanks, plenty of food get's to the bottom.

Shezzbian_42

oh, and also, say if i got one or two, what is the maximum you would pay for them? i've seem them for $30, bit expensive.

also, i heard they like company of their own kind. if i got 1 would he be comfortable with a tandanus catfish as a friend? or would he need a blood brother? they pretty much act the same, day shift, not a hiding fish, little piggies, swims all over etc.

GypsyGirl71

I only paid around $7 for mine. I have 3 but they rarely hang out together. I use the sinking pellets and my guys are all huge, big rounded bellies.

Shezzbian_42

how big is he? i know they get to about 6 or 7 inches but does yours ever attack or try and eat the smaller fish like you white clouds or mollies?

GypsyGirl71

Mine are around 4-5" and yes, they will eat anything that will fit in their mouths. 5 out of 8 white clouds have disappeared over the last few months and I'm positive the pitcuses are the guilty ones.

Shezzbian_42

'kay, thanks

AlyeskaGirl

When I had my Pictus cats they ate cichlid pellots....they usually came up to the surface and grabbed them quickly. Some pellots would float down and they would snatch them up too.

Shezzbian_42

that reminds me of my tandanus catfish, he's a little piggy.