What does a South American Bumblebee Catfish really eat?

[Ulan]

I got a South American Bumblebee Catfish some time ago. He was going to live in the guppy tank. Actually, I hoped he would eat some of the guppy fry. All my attempts to reach that goal before that were futile. My rams or the gourami don't eat tiny fish . The guppies don't, either. Only the huge amano shrimp catches one or the other. I didn't see any effect from the cat so far.

Anyway, back to the question. How big do they really get? Do you think they will get that big that they eat a panda cory one day? I just ask, because I want to be better safe than sorry.

 

[Nolapete]

They only get to be about 3" total length, so eating a cory would be out of the question. Their asian cousin on the other hand would. They are nocturnal feeders, so any unsuspecting fry are likely to get eaten at night.

 

[Ulan]

Cool. Let's hope that the shop knew what they were selling. Eating fry is exactly what the cat is supposed to do. Eating adult fish: not so much.