Spotted (Angelicus) Pimelodus

Soccer4822 · 08-06-2005, 07:55 AM

It was called a large spotted catfish at the store, but i found its real name to be Spotted (Angelicus) Pimelodus (Pimelodus pictus).

I have a 10 gallon tank, and I recently purchased him last night. I acclimated him to the water, and finally when I put him in he has been going crazy. Just swimming everywhere like mad. Sometimes it just swims against the flow of my filter. Is this normal?

Also I was wondering what I should feed him. I've been giving him flake food, but it does not look like he is taking it.

Fishboy93 · 08-06-2005, 08:11 AM

Usually if it is a pictus catfish it is very active and try feeding him algae wafers?? You will probably need a bigger tank. how big is he?

Soccer4822 · 08-06-2005, 09:43 AM

He is about 3inches give or take, from nose to tail. Ill give algae wafers a try.

Lexus · 08-06-2005, 12:46 PM

Pictus are crazy and they do that all the time. When I had mine they constantly would swim up and down back and forth. Mine ate flakes and shrimp pellets.
Remember not to net him as his scales will get stuck in the net and its near impossible to get them out.

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile70.html
http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Pimelodus_pictus.html

Soccer4822 · 08-06-2005, 01:54 PM

Thanks for the great replies...very helpful!!

**TheOldSalt** · 08-06-2005, 03:22 PM

I don't think he's gonna much enjoy algae wafers, being the little predator he is, but he should love pellets like shrimp pellets or cichlid pellets. He might eat algae pellets or wafers, but they won't be his favorite.

Soccer4822 · 08-06-2005, 07:13 PM

Ya, the two catfish aren't much taking the wafers, so Ill try something else.

08-06-2005, 07:55 AM	#1
Soccer4822 Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 11	Spotted (Angelicus) Pimelodus It was called a large spotted catfish at the store, but i found its real name to be Spotted (Angelicus) Pimelodus (Pimelodus pictus). I have a 10 gallon tank, and I recently purchased him last night. I acclimated him to the water, and finally when I put him in he has been going crazy. Just swimming everywhere like mad. Sometimes it just swims against the flow of my filter. Is this normal? Also I was wondering what I should feed him. I've been giving him flake food, but it does not look like he is taking it.

08-06-2005, 12:46 PM	#4
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	Pictus are crazy and they do that all the time. When I had mine they constantly would swim up and down back and forth. Mine ate flakes and shrimp pellets. Remember not to net him as his scales will get stuck in the net and its near impossible to get them out. http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile70.html http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Pimelodus_pictus.html __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

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08-06-2005, 08:11 AM	#2
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 15 Posts: 658	Usually if it is a pictus catfish it is very active and try feeding him algae wafers?? You will probably need a bigger tank. how big is he?

08-06-2005, 09:43 AM	#3
Soccer4822 Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 11	He is about 3inches give or take, from nose to tail. Ill give algae wafers a try.

08-06-2005, 01:54 PM	#5
Soccer4822 Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 11	Thanks for the great replies...very helpful!!

08-06-2005, 03:22 PM	#6
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,354	I don't think he's gonna much enjoy algae wafers, being the little predator he is, but he should love pellets like shrimp pellets or cichlid pellets. He might eat algae pellets or wafers, but they won't be his favorite.

08-06-2005, 07:13 PM	#7
Soccer4822 Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 11	Ya, the two catfish aren't much taking the wafers, so Ill try something else.

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