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Long-nosed Whiptail Catfish
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Sierra
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Friday,
March 15, 2002 - 04:19 am
I'm thinking of getting a long-nosed whiptail catfish,
but I'm having quite a bit of trouble finding info about
them. I know that they get about 5 inches long and that
I can feed them on bottom feeder tablets, algea wafers and
vegies (like plecos). But I don't know much
about their temperament - they look really laid-back at
the petshop but I was worried that they might eat small
fish or get territorial. Are they one of those fish who
cause small tetras to mysteriously disappear in the middle
of the night?! Can anyone give me some adivce, please?
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joycedonley
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Friday,
March 15, 2002 - 07:40 am
Sierra there is a catfish site in cyberspace. Planetcatfish.com...they
probably can give you lots of specifics. I don't usually
advertise other sites, but this one is only for catfish.
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G
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Friday,
March 15, 2002 - 01:36 pm
A long nose whiptail is closely related to a pleco if I'm
not mistaken. Just as with most plecos, whiptail cats won't
hurt a fly. Basically, think of the whiptail as a pleco
when caring for it, and you should be fine. From my experiences,
they're a lot more laid back than plecos, but are fun
to keep if you've never had any.
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Sierra
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Sunday,
March 17, 2002 - 04:49 am
I had a look at Planet Catfish before and I think I found
the right species (Sturisoma barbatum) but they
only had pictures. It's a good website,though. Go and
check out the pictures if you want. They're really cool
looking fish - whenever I see them at the LFS they're
sitting perfectly still with their mouths sucked onto the
glass, I don't know if I've ever seen them move!
They are $30 and that's the most expensive fish I've
ever bought. The two at the LFS have been there for months
(I guess no one wanted to pay that much for them)and
they will probably still be there when I've set up my
30 gallon for them. I don't think I'll have any
problems with them. I was pretty sure they wouldn't
hurt other fish . . . but you never know, so I though I'd
better check. Thanks for the info guys
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peter
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Monday,
March 18, 2002 - 04:13 pm
$30 for them is outrageously expensive. My LFS has them
for $5.95 each. And, like yours, they have had two there
for a couple of months, and the bigger of the two is about
4-5" long. Cool looking fish, but it would probably
get lost in my tank, never to be seen again.
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That_Canadian_Guy
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Tuesday,
March 26, 2002 - 09:56 pm
I currently have Long-nosed whiptail catfish(also known
as a Twig Catfish). They are very docile and peaceful,
just make sure to maintain a steady Sth. american water
qaulity
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