andyman98 Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 i am tempd to get a choclate talking catfish how big do they get and would one be ok or do thy need mates to play with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted December 24, 2003 Report Share Posted December 24, 2003 andyman98 said... > i am tempd to get a choclate talking catfish how big do > they get and would one be ok or do thy need mates to > play with? I used to have a couple of these (if you mean Platydoras costatus) and I've never seen one bigger than 6 or 7 inches (although some dorad catfish get *huge*). They're very nocturnal and I suspect are not naturally gregarious. My flatmate used to call them the 'waste of money fish'... I liked them though and had the for years before giving them to Wet Pets (along with a lot of other stuff) when I went overseas in 1996. Andrew. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 As Andrew as said they're very nocturnal and don't seem to need company but they will live quite happily (ie without aggression) in a pair/group. They're one of those fish that you wonder if they're still alive in the tank because you don't often see them eating but they just seem to carry on. Listed size for them is 22cm and I have seen some in NZ that large. The females get very rotund and can hoover up large amounts of food (I watched one of my larger ones inhale about 10 sinking tablets in a couple of seconds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hevalump Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 :lol: inhale heh heh heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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