Will pictus catfish school with other catfish?

[pezzy]

did i say that was my main concern??? Nope dont think i did :/

 

[jpappy789]

I think your pictus is fine alone...you dont really have room for more anyways.

 

[pezzy]

i dont?? what would i need for 2 at least? I have a 30 long with the oranda in it (yes i know its coldwater, pictus is not)

 

[WandaA]

I have 1 pictus in a 55 gal. Wiskers is the only one that I've got, he's got his own personal cave and seems happy and healthy and very active. He peacefully co-exists with the corys, but is buddies with an upside-down catfish.

He is a large, about 4 inches, and grew very fast.

Good luck with yours

 

[jpappy789]

Pictus get to about 5-6" I believe...I'd say a 55 gallon, but I'm not positive.

Plus, a single goldie can pretty much stock a 30 gallon in terms of bioload...

 

[Sploke]

I've kept pictus alone and in groups and in my own experience, they seemed much happier in a tank with conspecifics. They are fairly active and get up to 5-6", I would say a 55-75 minimum for a group of 3-4 fish..they really seem to appreciate the room to roam.

 

[pezzy]

what caves do they like best? Ill just leave her alone for now till i can upgrade. Shes about a year old now...how much growing does she have to do?

 

[jpappy789]

How large is she now? They will get to 5-6"

 

[pezzy]

she's about 3 or 4 inches. it s a 30 long so she has a good amount of room to roam very quickly as she does lol

 

[Sploke]

I have a lot of driftwood cover in my tank, but no real "caves" to speak of. Mine don't seem to hide out much, they spend most of their time in the open.