he's stll alive but he's hidding inside a rock all day .
can any one tell me why/
HE'S THE ONLY FISH INSIDE THE TANK!!!!!!
2007-07-31 03:06:42 · 12 answers · asked by 2121 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Very simple answer to that one
you're only suppose to leave the light on for 10-12 hours during the day and 12-14 hours off at night (a timer will help)
The reason you don't see him moving much is because bottomfeeders are night active
My advice, turn off the light at night and watch, you will see that he comes out of his cave and will go looking for food
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-07-31 05:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Erosion of a catfish's barbels ("whiskers") can be caused by ammonia burn, infections, sharp-edged gravel or other sharp or rough objects in the tank, or, of course, other fish biting them. Given that you apparently have a 20-gallon tank with a bunch of other fish in it, ammonia buildup is my first guess. Even if your filter is cycled and works very well, nitrate will build up, which also becomes toxic at a high enough dose. Make some large water changes (50% or more each day) and see if things improve. If you have a puffer in the tank, it is not at all unlikely that the puffer is biting pieces off of the bullhead's barbels. If the bullhead won't swim around, it may be intimidated by all those other fish. Try feeding it at night when you turn the lights off. Also, be sure the catfish has lots of "caves" and other hiding places where it can get away from the other fish. Yet another problem is that you have a bullhead, which is a temperate-zone fish, in with a bunch of tropical fish, so the temperature is probably wrong for the bullhead. But I doubt that that's the most severe problem at this point.
2016-05-18 22:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many catfish are nocturnal. Maybe put some water in the tank. HA Ha Ha
NO, really. A lot of fresh water cats are nocturnal. I had a bumble bee cat that only came out at night, and after the first week. He was the only fish in the tank because he ate everyone else
2007-07-31 03:16:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I recommend getting some more fish. They thrive off of other fish interaction. Either that or get a couple more catfish. I've got 3 cory cats in both of my tanks, just so they have each other to atleast keep them company. He might be frightened though too
sk86
2007-07-31 03:19:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Catfish don't really swim around much, they just kind of stay in one place on the bottom. They are bottom feeders and like to eat the droppings from other fish so get some more fish.
2007-07-31 03:10:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
catfish are nocturnal but thats obvious as said before, they like to hide during the day but if you leave them with no light at night they will swim around, mine like to do circles and ride the oxygen bubbles up and down, try sneeking up on them at night and turning ona light you will see them for a split secon before they return to the darkness
2007-08-02 06:56:08 · answer #6 · answered by rainhippie17 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how long has he been in there ? if its only been a day or so hes hiding cause he's not to sure about his new surroundings but give him a few days samething happend to my shark he only hid in 1 spot for 3 dayswithou eating and just sitting in there
2007-07-31 03:50:50 · answer #7 · answered by tkerbag 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depending what kind of catfish he is - the likelihood is he may be nocturnal , if its a corydora it may be the lack of other fish as they may need reassurance by the presence of "dither" fish that there are no predators around.
2007-07-31 04:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
iz it a nice place & a perfect 1 4 a catfish 2 live in??cause if it aint dan i guess datz it..well i dont kno.....im sorry....
2007-07-31 03:12:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both my pictus and rapheal hide during the day.
2007-07-31 03:13:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋