Can 2 Pictus Catfish live together?

Keeping Pictus Catfish Together They do well in a group of 3-4 but in general, you can keep up to 6 at once; just make sure your aquarium is large enough.

How big will a Pictus Catfish get?

How Big Do Pictus Catfish Get? Pictus Catfish are medium sized aquarium fish, reaching between 4 and 5 inches in length as adults. What Do Pictus Catfish Eat? Pictus Catfish are carnivorous predators that feed on smaller fish and invertebrates like worms, shrimp, and insect larvae.

Can I keep Pictus Catfish alone?

While these fish can be kept alone in the aquarium, it is much more recommended to keep them in a small shoal. However, as these fish are very active, more pictus catfish means that more space is needed for them to have enough room to properly swim around.

Will Pictus Catfish eat snails?

Will Pictus Catfish Eat Snails? The Pictus Catfish has a tendency to bully slow-moving species that are smaller than them. Unfortunately, aquarium snails fall into this category. It won’t take long until the snail becomes the target of this highly active and swift catfish.

Can Pictus Catfish be alone?

Do Pictus Catfish make noise?

The Amazonian Pictus catfish Pimelodus pictus produces low-frequency harmonic sounds (swimbladder drumming muscles) and high-frequency stridulation sounds (rubbing pectoral fin spines in the pectoral girdle).

Why do catfish vibrate?

When sound waves hit the fish’s swim bladder, the bladder starts vibrating. This amplifies sound waves, which then travel to small bones (otoliths) in the inner ear. The otoliths start vibrating, too, and as they vibrate, they bend little hairlike projections on the cells beneath them.

How big of a tank does a Pictus Catfish need?

50 gallons
Species Overview

Characteristics
Tank Level	Bottom dweller
Minimum Tank Size	50 gallons
Diet	Omnivore
Breeding	Egg layer