Gulper catfish trio, ~7"

[thebiggerthebetter]

Thank you for your input Fallen_Leaves. I thought I'd ask a wider audience too:

Have you encountered cases of gulper catfish cannibalism?

What have you experienced? What have you read / heard? This is the first time I hear of gulper eating a gulper. Do you believe the poster or not?

www.monsterfishkeepers.com

Have you encountered cases of gulper catfish cannibalism? - PlanetCatfish.com

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[HarleyK]

Looks to me like clickbait?!
Nothing is impossible, just my gut feeling.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

GGG has been fasting:

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

IDK why but GGG, our last of the original trio of gulpers, had been off for ~3 months, but it ended in ich, internal infection, and her passing. My only thoughts are in the order of decreasing likelihood:

- natural lifespan or too hard a life with me;
- our summer water temps 82-86F;
- malnutrition, even though her fish is well presoaked in vitamins and minerals, it's been a while since I stuffed NLS pellets inside her fish.

10yo 11 inches.

 

[AR1]

IDK GGG, our last of the original trio of gulpers, had been off for ~3 months, but it ended in ich, internal infection, and her passing. My only thoughts are in the order of decreasing likelihood:

- natural lifespan or too hard a life with me;
- our summer water temps 82-86F;
- malnutrition, even though her fish is well presoaked in vitamins and minerals, it's been a while since I stuffed NLS pellets inside her fish.

10yo 11 inches.

So sorry for your loss victor.

Catfish are definitely more prone to nutrient deficiencies than other fish, in my opinion. Just a month without stuffing pellets into my RTC's shrimp not only dulls its black and red colors but also makes it more inactive than usual.
That's the reason why i try to keep their diet as varied as possible.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

10x little gulpers 3 inches. hope they acclimate and live.

 

[REDTAILPUPPIES]

The fish that's in the second video that is at the top of the tank. To me it looks like a catfish with butterflyfish wings. 1:10 mark

Do you have a vid of a tour of your entire fish room? From what I can see it looks amazing!

i didn't watch the vid, but depiction sounds like a freshwater butterfly fish. they're from Africa, are small, and surface dwellers. one of my favs actually.

 

[HarleyK]

10x little gulpers 3 inches. hope they acclimate and live.

So cute
Best wishes!