New Gulper Catfish

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I have my guy on big nightcrawlers, I always thaw out silversides in cold water. Interesting since I thawed out my mackerel also. Maybe if it was thawed out in the refrigerator that would get salty.
I am loving this Gulper happy to be getting a few more!
 
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Today I noticed my Gulper was lying on its side.
I knocked on the lid and he jumped into motion.
Is it common after a meal to lie on his side?
Seems he might of had an extra Night Crawler last night.
 

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Most driftwood catfish, apparently gulpers included, have not received the memo that said to always stay upright :) You can find them in strange poses and positions at times when they are resting.
 
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Most driftwood catfish, apparently gulpers included, have not received the memo that said to always stay upright :) You can find them in strange poses and positions at times when they are resting.
Funny and adds to their personality.
 
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Anybody try gulpers and an electric cat?
Not that I ever come across of. When small, ecats may tolerate many or even most tank mates IME, but when bigger, I'd not house any other fish with them, albeit a few exceptions, like synodontis catfish have been reported.

As long as they are the same size they're fine, if you have an 8 inch one with a 6 inch one then you might have an issue
Is this a general consideration or you can support this statement with your experience or that of others? AFAIK, size doesn't matter much, even a 3" gulper won't be eaten by a 6"-er or an 8"-er. It's been reported that gulpers may mouth other smaller gulpers at making acquaintance but spit them out soon.

Also, what makes gulpers safe in groups is not the similarity of size, because they are specialists of swallowing a prey that is bigger, sometimes amazingly bigger than they themselves, so size is of no assurance. What makes them safe is the pronounced lack of cannibalism.
 

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Not that I ever come across of. When small, ecats may tolerate many or even most tank mates IME, but when bigger, I'd not house any other fish with them, albeit a few exceptions, like synodontis catfish have been reported.


Is this a general consideration or you can support this statement with your experience or that of others? AFAIK, size doesn't matter much, even a 3" gulper won't be eaten by a 6"-er or an 8"-er. It's been reported that gulpers may mouth other smaller gulpers at making acquaintance but spit them out soon.

Also, what makes gulpers safe in groups is not the similarity of size, because they are specialists of swallowing a prey that is bigger, sometimes amazingly bigger than they themselves, so size is of no assurance. What makes them safe is the pronounced lack of cannibalism.
I wasn't sure of that, I thought they would still eat eachother if there was a size difference. My bad
 

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Yes I was thinking that the E cat would just bother everything it came across at any stage in life.
I had one many years ago that ended up getting over 12" long and I loved that fish so much! I always had him solo. He was ferocious.
 
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