blue whale catfish questions

[wwlod246]

Hey good news my blue whale catfish finaly started eating 2 days ago after not eating for about 2 weeks straight since i first got him. I feed him by holding a cube of bloodworms while he swims up to my fingers and grabs it. this seems to be the only way he feeds otherwise the other fish beat him to it. questions: what can I keep him with? hes still small like 2-3in and so far no trouble. also how much do I feed him. yesterday he ate two bloodworm cubes. is that too much? and how much sould I feed my whole tank? i have 2 red parrots about 1 and a half inches each and 2 gold inch long severums and a cory cat an inch long and a pleco that eats algae pellets.. so figure how many blood worm cubes?

 

[snyder810]

well if your blue whale catfish is the fish i'm thinking of tankmates will probably be out of the question as they have a habit of biting chunks out of other fish sides. i believe in the wild they eat others from the inside out.

 

[netty-ray]

i would love to see what a blue whale catfish looks like anyone got any pics.

 

[uncwnells]

be careful hes a biter!!

 

[bfhslilred93]

pics please

 

[basslover34]

Definetly not a community fish... they are fast swimmers... need huge tanks.. and alone is best or with others of the same species... There is a video of a Dead TSN being pulled from the water with these guys still attacking it... They bite the sides out of the fish and actually tunnel inside and eat the fish from the inside out as was mentioned.

They are Monster for sure.

 

[PirateOscar]

how big do these guys get?

 

[basslover34]

If I remember correctly... somewhere around 18"... maybe I'm wrong though... need to look them up again

 

[kydsexy]

remove all tank mates. when he gets bigger he will be a terror. get him some family members to live with. do you have any pictures?

 

[braaandooon]

these fish grow to 10 inches in the wild, my co worker keeps 3 of these guys in a 55 gallon, he's probaly had them for close to 4 years and they all seem to have maxed out around the 8 inch mark, they seem to really thrive on current, he keeps an aquaclear 50 running at all times with the air attachment, they are voracious, the fish were purchased at 3 inches and where kept with a few different types of south american cichlids, around 5 inches the fish seemed to grow into there reputation and managed to kill a basketmouth cichlid and an orange pike cichlid in a matter of a few days, and the few other fish were then removed before meeting there fate, unfortuneatly, my friend will not sell me these fish and the lfs that stocked went out of business a few years ago, any recommendations on where I may be able to find a few of these guys would definatly be appreciated, as I have not seen them online or in any lfs in my area