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I have a U.Id'd wood cat. Obviously he's the type that never moves and you have to hand feed the guy to get it to eat. I put him in a 75 w/ some cichlids, plecos and rapheal cats. I went to look for him last night. When I found him he was lookin really skinny and pale. I figured he just hasn't been eating because he was buried under a rock and prob couldn't get out. I moved him into my 45 w/ my 2 plecos and 13 baby geos. He has cover and I put him in a spot that he can be observed.

My question is; My geos leave no stone unturned looking for food and I'm afraid he will be left out. Do you think He'll be alright if I just make sure there's food right by him so he eats? Any feeding suggestions? Should I keep him in there or put him in a temp. 10 gal to get him fattened up and then put him back in the 45?

this is the guy

Hello,
This woodcat is known as Trachelyopterus sp. Otorongo (which is indeed not very scientific; it still awaits its proper name).
About the feeding: feed when the lights are out. The Geos will not or hardly eat then and this will give your Otorongo a good chance to recover. When it's grown a little fatter, it should be able to come up for itself again.

thanks Marc

we have talked about this guy before. I believe we came to the same conclusion. I'm glad I looked for him when I did, he looks to be almost half the size he is in this pic. I'll be feeding him shrimp pellets, and he'll be getting some artemia.

traumatic wrote: I'm glad I looked for him when I did, he looks to be almost half the size he is in this pic.

Long ago I lost a Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus because I didn't notice it was hidden in a piece of wood. I replaced the wood (and the poor thing couldn't get out). After several months I replaced the wood again and suddenly spotted the fish.
It looked like a skull with a ribbon attached to it. It managed to live (well, sort of) for 3 more days before it died.
So I'm glad you've found your fish sooner.

well, after a couple days he's looking better, got darker and not as skinny. YAY.