African glass catfish

seds · Post by **seds** » 20 Oct 2006, 21:14

Do african glass catfish NEED a partner or can they live by themselves... I had 2 but the other died in the filter overnight somehow...
Do I need to get another few to keep him content?

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 20 Oct 2006, 22:57

seds wrote:Do I need to get another few to keep him content?

Yes, a small group of 5 would do. I won't say it'll die by itself, but it does much better when accompanied by its own kind. Which species do you have btw?

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 21 Oct 2006, 00:15

I'd say they really NEED a group.

the toughest of all the "African Glass Catfish" is Schilbe mystus and even this one is a very sorry fish if you keep it by itself.
there's a fair chance it will pine away and eventually become lethargic and die.
with any other species of this family this is a certaincy (!) and NOT a chance.....

Parailia, Physailia, Pareutropius/Eutropiellus (or whatever genus they belong in these days, I can't keep up) MUST be kept in a shoal and 5 is too low; true shoaling starts at 8, but 10-12 is better.

I've kept several of these species for years and they're among the most social fishes as catfish go; they really need speciesmembers to hang out with.

seds · Post by **seds** » 21 Oct 2006, 06:02

It is a...Eutropius buffei
Thats him.

seds · Post by **seds** » 21 Oct 2006, 06:04

oops... that's Pareutropius buffei..
srry

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 21 Oct 2006, 09:46

then you should keep it in a good shoal of 10 or so, or choose another species to keep.

trying otherwise (single or duo etc) is a sure way to kill it.

Post by **Shane** » 21 Oct 2006, 16:55

the toughest of all the "African Glass Catfish" is Schilbe mystus

Just noticed that the new ed of Skelton has this fish as Schilbe intermedius with S. mystus and Eutropius depressirostris as jr. synonyms.
-Shane

seds · Post by **seds** » 22 Oct 2006, 23:03

oh BTW would it be safe to get them out of town? They have only like two of them iin the petstore here.

African glass catfish

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