Shy Four line

[Red tail catfish]

Hello I recently replaced my rapheal catfish with a four line pictus. I've had it about a mounth now and he hides constantly. Everything i've heard about them says verry active and not shy at all. Is there something wrong with him?

[Birger]

The thing with

Pimelodus

is that they are a social fish...it probably will get braver but they do much better in numbers.

Birger

[Viktor Jarikov]

In addition, it is an age thing. Mature fish are far more confident, almost never skittish and almost never hide. Dither fish may help too.

I've had various groups of these fish for years and I would never say they are not shy at all. Even in large groups of their own, as well as brothers, and cousins, mine hid a lot when they were young.

Very active? Yes. When it comes to snatching food with lightning speed and in general behaving like you are high... a freaky, nervous, trembling, twitchy wreck...