black tipped catfish depression?

wingedjumper517 · 03-27-2005, 05:28 PM

I have a black tipped catfish that used to swim laps in the aquarium before I lost my pictus catfish to ick (loss of appetite). Now, he just sits at the bottom of the tank with very little swimming around. Now my question is, do these catfish need to be in pairs? Will getting another one of its kind "cheer" him up? And can he die of "depression"?

Lexus · 03-27-2005, 06:18 PM

I had 2 together, if you are talking columbian shark, silver tipped shark, they grow large enough to eat small fish, are pigs.
They need brackish water when young and full on saltwater when older.

03-27-2005, 05:28 PM	#1
wingedjumper517 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 70 User Feedback: (0)	black tipped catfish depression? I have a black tipped catfish that used to swim laps in the aquarium before I lost my pictus catfish to ick (loss of appetite). Now, he just sits at the bottom of the tank with very little swimming around. Now my question is, do these catfish need to be in pairs? Will getting another one of its kind "cheer" him up? And can he die of "depression"?

03-27-2005, 06:18 PM	#2
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,399 User Feedback: (0)	Re: black tipped catfish depression? I had 2 together, if you are talking columbian shark, silver tipped shark, they grow large enough to eat small fish, are pigs. They need brackish water when young and full on saltwater when older. __________________ 55 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids 2 Angels 9 Corys 1 Albino BN Pleco 1 Goldfish 47 Gallon 2 Angels 4 Black Skirt Tetras 8 Tiger Barbs 11 Zebra Danios 29 Gallon 2 Parrots 10 Gallon 1 Betta 5 ADFs

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