Pictus Catfish

mason_l · 02-16-2006, 10:07 PM

I have recently purchased 2 Pictus Catfish to add in with my community tank. The catfish usually stay to one side of the tank either underneath a log or in the shadow of the log. The catfish that stays underneath the log is fairly skinny but the one that stays in the shadow is REALLY FAT. He/She is very protective of the area that he/she stays in. My question is can you tell whether he is a she or if she is a he and why is he/she so FAT?

**Osiris** · 02-17-2006, 08:13 AM

Sexing pictus's i don't believe are possible, if it is very difficult. As they have never bred in aquariums, all i believe are wild collected. Fat, may be bloat related but if it's just after they eat, that happens.

heatherhoge · 04-05-2006, 10:04 AM

Pictus are solitary. I had 2 as well and one died. The bigger or healtheir one would bully the skinny one and stress it out till it died and thats why the skinnier one will not eat then die. Pictus should be kept seperatly. I had my 2 in a 180 gal tank with pleanty of hiding so my situation wasnt enough space or hiding.

**Osiris** · 04-05-2006, 10:26 AM

What size tank were they in?

02-16-2006, 10:07 PM	#1
mason_l Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	Pictus Catfish I have recently purchased 2 Pictus Catfish to add in with my community tank. The catfish usually stay to one side of the tank either underneath a log or in the shadow of the log. The catfish that stays underneath the log is fairly skinny but the one that stays in the shadow is REALLY FAT. He/She is very protective of the area that he/she stays in. My question is can you tell whether he is a she or if she is a he and why is he/she so FAT?

02-17-2006, 08:13 AM	#2
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,714	Sexing pictus's i don't believe are possible, if it is very difficult. As they have never bred in aquariums, all i believe are wild collected. Fat, may be bloat related but if it's just after they eat, that happens. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

04-05-2006, 10:26 AM	#4
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,714	What size tank were they in? __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

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04-05-2006, 10:04 AM	#3
heatherhoge Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: broadview ht ohio Age: 33 Posts: 98	Pictus are solitary. I had 2 as well and one died. The bigger or healtheir one would bully the skinny one and stress it out till it died and thats why the skinnier one will not eat then die. Pictus should be kept seperatly. I had my 2 in a 180 gal tank with pleanty of hiding so my situation wasnt enough space or hiding.

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