i just bought 2 pictus catfish the other day and out them in my 80 gallon tank the first night they did fine and ate everything they could find. But now they move around alot slower and are breathing very fast. They still go crazy when i put food in the tank and never seem to want to stop eating. Any ideas what the problem could be or is this normal?
Help with pictus catfish
- Thread starter Trevor Robinson
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water temp is 78-80
nitrate 60
nitrite 0
chlorine 0
hardness inbetween the colors for soft and hard
alkalinity 0
ph 6.2
nitrate 60
nitrite 0
chlorine 0
hardness inbetween the colors for soft and hard
alkalinity 0
ph 6.2
Pretty high nitrates, work on that imo. Also pictus cats are really sensitive to chemicals and medications, make sure you arn't using any thing like that etc.
Also make sure your not over feeding him because most catfish species well often over eat if you allow them to.