Is it normal that my juvenile pictus catfish is eating my neons I had 5 now their are 3
Posted by LiDawgXI
39 Comments
EntertainmentOne3044 on
That is the face of a killer lol
Brevicaudatus on
Catfish eat anything that fit in their mouth
Spyro_29 on
Yup
Dierks_Ford on
Correct. Predatory catfish always eat small fish that fit in their mouth.
Working-Art-6151 on
You need to wipe that smirk off its face
Appropriate-Cost-244 on
Cats also eat mice
Beta_1 on
But he’s so cute, look at that face surely he can’t be.
But yes, and he’s going to keep doing it
saracha6272 on
yeah as you might guess you shouldnt put nanos with big predatory fish
KiwiMcG on
I love your substrate.
tiduckman on
See those long barbels on your pictus?
They’re used to determine if something could fit into their forward-facing mouths.
She doesn’t swim from spot-to-spot like a corydora might but patrols the tank like a shark.
I had a 10” red tail cat that ate two 6” tri-color sharks in a week. Saw her go up and measure the tri-color then boom…nothing but swirling silvery scales to remember it by.
I love watching pictus cats swim, they’re so graceful.
Next you’ll be eyeing tiger shovel nose cats:-)
AZBaldy on
It’s a hoover vacuum with fins. If it fits it gets eaten.
Yeah, they’re predators and will eat anything they can catch.
Feral_Expedition on
Yeah pretty normal.
GoblinsGuide on
Nature’s suck hole ;).
KP_Wrath on
General rule of fish: if it fits in their mouth, they will eat it. Catfish are masters of the rule. If you want to see something fucked up, look at gulper cat fish videos. Basically, if you put two in a tank together, they’ll play nice until one is slightly bigger than the other, then it’ll eat the smaller one.
nv87 on
Well if you have another aquarium you should catch those neons before the catfish does. And don’t get replacement food either! This is now a one species tank. Or rather one specimen.
actual-hooman on
Yeah it’s a predator. Love pictus cats though they are one of my favourite fish
chriscjj on
Omg!! No way!!!!!! The pictus catfish iseating neons???? WHATTT???
Altruistic-Poem-5617 on
Yeah catfish do that. Thats why I dont put anything smaller than a serpae tetra in my tank where I have south american bumblebee catfish. And Im pretty sure one tryed to eat one once cause next day after I put em in, one tetra had a line around its tail as if it got grabbed but spit out again. The tetra is fine btw and it didnt happen again.
Fishfreak2013 on
I’m sorry but what would you expect if you put a larg 15 cm predator wit 4 cm nano fish.
whistlepig4life on
Which means you aren’t keeping him well fed. He’s hungry. He sees them as food.
xxLAYUPxx on
Of course it is. It’s a Pictus Catfish.
Fair_Peach_9436 on
Nah you gotta do something it looks like it’s gonna do it again, also doesn’t seem to have any regrets
ProShrimp on
Ugh. I hate neons but love them too. A school of them looks great, but they’re so weak now. Every time I do something that stresses them, some die from columnaris. I dosed expel-p 2 days ago for internal worms i suspect in a ram. Sure enligh today, some neons have columnaris again. It’s been 3+ months of no issues in the tank prior to this (minus 1 juvenile ram i suspect has worms).
Columnaris is present in all aqariums, it’s when already genetically weak fish (neons) get stressed, they become susceptible to it. I went ahead and installed my uv filter though to run between expel p treatments to kill free floating parasite life stages. It’ll kill columnaris too.
PuzzleheadedBear on
Sir this is the equivalent of putting a bear in a room with piglets
Ill_Rooster4806 on
Picture catfish are some of the worst fish to keep in the hobby. Nothing but problem child’s. Bully and eat anything else they can in the tank.
AMothWithHumanHands on
He is the fork found in kitchen.
Distinct-Presence52 on
u/LiDawgXI you should probably look up this fishes requirements alittle more. They like to be in groups of 6 or more, your is probably super stressed put from being alone.
Also they will eat anything that fits in their mouth. Other fish are not the best choice if they arnt large enough to survive.
Ok_Put2792 on
The rule of fish is if it fits in mouth it is food.
ViridisPlanetae on
Is it normal that my lion keeps eating the deer in its enclosure?
Incompetent-OE on
I’m not sure what you expected… he’s a predator he’s gonna eat smaller fish. Only option is to move tanks or he’ll keep eating your tetras.
ronweasleisourking on
Yes. Catfish swallow small fish. This is basic fish keeping knowledge
Sinister_Mr_19 on
I loved my pictus catfish but they’re killers for sure.
39 Comments
That is the face of a killer lol
Catfish eat anything that fit in their mouth
Yup
Correct. Predatory catfish always eat small fish that fit in their mouth.
You need to wipe that smirk off its face
Cats also eat mice
But he’s so cute, look at that face surely he can’t be.
But yes, and he’s going to keep doing it
yeah as you might guess you shouldnt put nanos with big predatory fish
I love your substrate.
See those long barbels on your pictus?
They’re used to determine if something could fit into their forward-facing mouths.
She doesn’t swim from spot-to-spot like a corydora might but patrols the tank like a shark.
I had a 10” red tail cat that ate two 6” tri-color sharks in a week. Saw her go up and measure the tri-color then boom…nothing but swirling silvery scales to remember it by.
I love watching pictus cats swim, they’re so graceful.
Next you’ll be eyeing tiger shovel nose cats:-)
It’s a hoover vacuum with fins. If it fits it gets eaten.
https://preview.redd.it/l80xncun6xgg1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c89704d9a3fe0f2b0295f24f6d98990dfbd80c7
Yeah, they’re predators and will eat anything they can catch.
Yeah pretty normal.
Nature’s suck hole ;).
General rule of fish: if it fits in their mouth, they will eat it. Catfish are masters of the rule. If you want to see something fucked up, look at gulper cat fish videos. Basically, if you put two in a tank together, they’ll play nice until one is slightly bigger than the other, then it’ll eat the smaller one.
Well if you have another aquarium you should catch those neons before the catfish does. And don’t get replacement food either! This is now a one species tank. Or rather one specimen.
Yeah it’s a predator. Love pictus cats though they are one of my favourite fish
Omg!! No way!!!!!! The pictus catfish iseating neons???? WHATTT???
Yeah catfish do that. Thats why I dont put anything smaller than a serpae tetra in my tank where I have south american bumblebee catfish. And Im pretty sure one tryed to eat one once cause next day after I put em in, one tetra had a line around its tail as if it got grabbed but spit out again. The tetra is fine btw and it didnt happen again.
I’m sorry but what would you expect if you put a larg 15 cm predator wit 4 cm nano fish.
Which means you aren’t keeping him well fed. He’s hungry. He sees them as food.
Of course it is. It’s a Pictus Catfish.
Nah you gotta do something it looks like it’s gonna do it again, also doesn’t seem to have any regrets
Ugh. I hate neons but love them too. A school of them looks great, but they’re so weak now. Every time I do something that stresses them, some die from columnaris. I dosed expel-p 2 days ago for internal worms i suspect in a ram. Sure enligh today, some neons have columnaris again. It’s been 3+ months of no issues in the tank prior to this (minus 1 juvenile ram i suspect has worms).
Columnaris is present in all aqariums, it’s when already genetically weak fish (neons) get stressed, they become susceptible to it. I went ahead and installed my uv filter though to run between expel p treatments to kill free floating parasite life stages. It’ll kill columnaris too.
Sir this is the equivalent of putting a bear in a room with piglets
Picture catfish are some of the worst fish to keep in the hobby. Nothing but problem child’s. Bully and eat anything else they can in the tank.
He is the fork found in kitchen.
u/LiDawgXI you should probably look up this fishes requirements alittle more. They like to be in groups of 6 or more, your is probably super stressed put from being alone.
Also they will eat anything that fits in their mouth. Other fish are not the best choice if they arnt large enough to survive.
The rule of fish is if it fits in mouth it is food.
Is it normal that my lion keeps eating the deer in its enclosure?
I’m not sure what you expected… he’s a predator he’s gonna eat smaller fish. Only option is to move tanks or he’ll keep eating your tetras.
Yes. Catfish swallow small fish. This is basic fish keeping knowledge
I loved my pictus catfish but they’re killers for sure.
https://preview.redd.it/qn60l72cdxgg1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=369854434f66d887e7602a15e357fe5c7bfe19cc
Yeah, he will eat anything he can fit in his mouth.
Large goldfish will eat them too lol
Look at the smug little face. He knows what he did.
Yet here I am, with 6 pictus that absolutely will not eat my yellow lab babies.