Feather fin catfish

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Re: Feather fin catfish

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rahul2kcuteguy wrote:My FF looks to fly when she smells food if lights are off.
I Just love this fish as sometimes its swimming upside down like professional swimmers .... ;-)
They do look magnificent while swimming but in my experience they hardly do that in day light

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Re: Feather fin catfish

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Well, it comes out in low light or dark.
I m very happy that for first time my Featherfin swim to top and eat pellets in a particular zone near filter .
When she came up i threw few tiny pellets so it was easy for her.
Hope, now she will regularly wander in that zone & i will be able to feed her in better way.
Although, my other chiclids & oscar invaded that territory after suspicion ! :-)
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rahul2kcuteguy wrote:Well, it comes out in low light or dark.
I m very happy that for first time my Featherfin swim to top and eat pellets in a particular zone near filter .
When she came up i threw few tiny pellets so it was easy for her.
Hope, now she will regularly wander in that zone & i will be able to feed her in better way.
Although, my other chiclids & oscar invaded that territory after suspicion ! :-)
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Re: Feather fin catfish

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hi rahul, i hv also feather fin cat fish with SA cichlid brought when he was less thn a 1" now after 6 month he is almost 7 ", i faced some feeding problm to FF for some time i fed him by pipe once he use to tank he come up during feeding time.
add some driftwood FF love it would make his territory there.
i hv 3 argus thy love eating poo even thy eat their poo, some SD also do at their juvi state .
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Re: Feather fin catfish

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Thanks Sub, but just wanna know is driftwood only best option or any other wood is also good as Driftwood are very expensive.
My SD's eats Oscars Poo.
Is one FF good or we can add 1-2 more as i have no other bottom feeder.

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u can add some small clay pot or make cave frm river rock ,also pvc pipe can be use .
dont think of adding another FF thy r vry aggresive to other bottom feeder n pelco,FF r very territorial .
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Thanks Sub, Helpful advice as i think i wont add any other bottom feeder.
My tank has Artificial cave which already FF acquired.
Only thought was that as algae is more likely to grow fast on Driftwood so it might help FF in Diet.
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