Pictus Catfish

Popular catfish, with its distinctive spots and long "whiskers". Very active swimming behaviour. Two variants are known, differing by the appearance of their spots. Will prey on small fishes! Coburg Aquarium stocks many types of Live Freshwater Catfish and Aquarium Products, 100% safe delivered to your door in Australia Wide.

 

Features of Pictus Catfish:

• Pictus catfish is silver colored with lots of black spots. It has transparent fins and white barbels
  
• Their barbels give them a very distinct “catfish” look and make them stand out in almost any tank
• They’re shy and peaceful, but also quite active

 

The Best Aquarium Size:

Pictus Catfish could be kept in a tank as small as 120L. However, if you want to set up a community tank, you have to increase the tank size. Nice tank brands you can consider:

• Yiding Tanks
• Aqua One Tanks
• Fluval Aquariums
• Oceason Aquariums

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Tank Mate Compatibility:

The list of potential pictus catfish tank mates is rather long due to their peaceful nature. Avoid the aggressive or nippy fish.

• Giant Danios
  
• Opaline Gourami
• Rainbow Sharks
• Large Platies
• Catfish of similar size

 Coburg Aquarium, specialised in different species of live fish.

 

Feeding :

Pictus catfish are omnivores and scavenge, they will accept sinking algae wafers and pellet. It will also appreciate to have some live blackworms, frozen bloodworms, Brine shrimp and Daphnia. You can search Catfish food in our High Quality Fish Foods collections.

Tank Setup:

Aquarium Filtration

Pictus Catfish produce a lot of waste. Combine that with their sensitivity towards nitrates, it is important to ensure your filtration system to be as good as possible. Here are some great ones to consider:

• 307 Performance Canister Filter By Fluval
• Classic External Canister Filter 2215 (350)By EHEIM
• Oase FiltoSmart 60
• Oase BioPlus 100 
• Aqua One 1000 External Canister Filter

Pump

Pictus Catfish in the wild are constantly at battle with water currents, so in order to replicate their environment properly, you could add a  pump.

Heater

Heater is an option, this fish enjoy temperatures between 22 - 26° C. Thermometer is recommended to monitor the water temperature.

Plants

To mimic their natural habitat, we recommend to add some plants to your aquarium. Low light plants like Hornwort, Fox tail, Java Moss and any other Moss will make them feel like home. 

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Decorations

They love driftwood. Also needs lots of hiding spots to feel safe in an aquarium environment. Add ornaments such as: Driftwood, Big Rocks, Caves, Tubes, and Pipes. After more nice quality decorations?  Check our Aquarium Ornaments.

Lighting

Catfish do prefer the dim environment. While, plants need sufficient light to grow. LED lighting is an excellent choice for both, as it lasts much longer and is cooler than traditional lighting.

Substrate

Soft sand is a good substrate. A variety of Substrates are available at Coburg Aquarium.