chrysichthys ornatus

oneoddfish · Post by **oneoddfish** » 27 Feb 2003, 00:05

I found this cat at lfs today. wantedto know is it a good fish as far as aggression? how big? does it alway's hide?

Post by **Silurus** » 27 Feb 2003, 00:11

Get it! It's a great catfish that doesn't get bigger than about 20 cm. The perfect community fish if you keep it with bigger fish (smaller fish will get eaten). It will be seen every now and then and can be counted on to come out at feeding time (at least mine was like that).
If you choose to believe in Mo, it should be <i>Amarginops ornatus</i>, BTW.

oneoddfish · Post by **oneoddfish** » 27 Feb 2003, 03:08

Thank's for fast responce I called store it's mine. I'll pick it up thursday thank's again!

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 05 Mar 2003, 14:02

They love to eat pieces of prawn or shrimp. Drop them as close as possible to its cave and watch them disappear. Mine also has been known to swallow algae wafers whole, but I don't try to encourage this.