whip tial catfish

[One_Trick_Pony]

i saw a whip tial catfis at my lfs today, and liked the look of it bascailly whats the deal? re tnak mates, size, numbers to keep, etc

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[CFC]

Basicly a long skinny plec. Tankmates should be peacefull and not large enough to eat the catfish, they get to about 8 inches long (if they are the most common species), do better when kept in groups and eat a diet of mainly algea.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Is the 8 inches including tail or not? I know it isn't generally but they've gpot such a big tail it might count.

 

[Bloo]

That "tail" you are talking about is still the enlongated body. The actual fin is only teenie weenie.

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

ok thats good! not to big then! i might get 3 make a bit of a differnt botomfeeder algea eater form the usual!

 

[Bloo]

They are really lovely and very peaceful fish

 

[OohFeeshy]

Ah right, didn't know that. So overall about 8 inches then.

 

[hellohefalump]

mine is about 8 inches, I've had him a year and he hasn't grown. He is a very peaceful fish, and like algae although I did once see him eat a bloodworm. He's ONCE buried himself in the sand, but normally doesn't do that, and I had him in a tank with gravel for a long time and he was fine. They are a good indication of water quality, when the water is good, their tail 'whip' grows really long! When it's bad, it gets short.