What are my upsidedown catfish doing?

HardwareGeeks · Post by **HardwareGeeks** » 15 Feb 2004, 01:27

Heres a video of it.
Its hard to explain what their doing but they do it almost everyday.

http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/fish <---- windows media player needed

Mika · Post by **Mika** » 15 Feb 2004, 07:14

Your catfish is Mystus leucophasis an Asian catfish. Mine did that too when they were fighting for territories. Put some branches(upright position) in your aquarium and they will live in peace. If you change something in aquarium decorations M. leucophasis usually starts to fight with each other. It usually takes couple of days to settle down.

HardwareGeeks · Post by **HardwareGeeks** » 15 Feb 2004, 08:24

So they are asian. cool thought they were african. Sorry about posting it here.

So they are fighting. Yeah I recently added some plants to the tank. And each stays on 1 side of the tank. 1 by the heater the other by the filter. One use to stay at the

with some drift wood.

How can You tell the sex on them?

I was hopeing one was a female because she has a rellay large belly.

Post by **Silurus** » 15 Feb 2004, 12:04

How can You tell the sex on them?

Males will have an elongate genital papilla just in front of the anal fin.

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 15 Feb 2004, 12:09

HardwareGeeks wrote:they are fighting

Keep an eye on them as they grow; you might need to separate them.

HardwareGeeks · Post by **HardwareGeeks** » 15 Feb 2004, 19:40

Silurus wrote:
How can You tell the sex on them?
Males will have an elongate genital papilla just in front of the anal fin.

Cool Thanks, Just checked one looks like a Female the other like a Male