I recently got a young pictus catfish (about 2 inches) that I was keeping in a 2gallon freshwater aquarium. Normal catfish behavior, spaztic, all over the place, good eater, etc. I've moved him to a larger 20 gallon tank with a few neighbors, an angelfish, a few guppies, tetras, and he was doing just fine. Since then I've added another catfish, this one a bit larger but not too much, probably 2-3 inches. They started off normal, swimming around the tank together, scavenging, etc, but recently my first catfish is beginning to hide in a tall leafy plant in the back of the tank.
Is it hiding because its feeling threatened by the other catfish? Does this species just happen to really like this plant like my angelfish prefers to stick around one specific plant I have? Do I even need to be concerned at all? Any advice or information you can give me on this topic would be greatly appreciated thanks.
Is it hiding because its feeling threatened by the other catfish? Does this species just happen to really like this plant like my angelfish prefers to stick around one specific plant I have? Do I even need to be concerned at all? Any advice or information you can give me on this topic would be greatly appreciated thanks.