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mac
05-20-2010, 06:19 AM
Hey guys,

After many years have found some. So I took the whole stock. Which was only to. Man I am stoked. To small for pics.

Any tips and trick for feeding?

Cheers.

mac
Dave66
05-20-2010, 08:17 AM
Bangos? Do you mean banjo catfish?

Dave
WhiteDevil
05-20-2010, 12:31 PM
yep feed them about an hour or two after the lights are out.

shrimp pellets, cat pellets, and wafers, they are also prolific snail eaters as well.


I own 3 and have seen them twice maybe 3 times in the past 2 months lol
toddnbecka
05-21-2010, 05:26 AM
Invisible catfish by day, drop a small amount of food in for them sometime after the lights have been out for a while. A moonlight would be good if you want to see them eating.
mac
05-21-2010, 05:33 AM
Hey,
Yes I meant banjo. I must not have been to awake. Sorry.

They are amazing. Can't even find them. Must be in the tank some were.
How would they go with BNS?
toddnbecka
05-21-2010, 05:38 AM
No worries, neither species would be in direct competition for anything. Banjo's aren't even territorial as far as I know, and a brooding male BN wouldn't have any trouble protecting his clutch of eggs from them.
mac
05-21-2010, 05:45 AM
The reason I asked is I have seen a brooding male BN kill a Pleco twice its size. And many other fish. Just very wary that is all.
Dave66
05-21-2010, 05:52 AM
Hey,
Yes I meant banjo. I must not have been to awake. Sorry.

They are amazing. Can't even find them. Must be in the tank some were.
How would they go with BNS?

They'll be fine with sufficient hiding places, and the banjos will eventually learn to come out in the evenings if you start adding frozen bloodworms to their diet several times a week, so you'll see them more often. Banjo catfish are avid worm eaters; live or frozen, they'll eat them all; whatever worm that'll fit in their mouths.

Dave
ohmikeosh
05-21-2010, 08:44 PM
I would love to get a couple for my tank when its done, but they are not sold anywhere near chicago that i know of. Is it safe to order them online?
WhiteDevil
05-22-2010, 02:08 AM
I would love to get a couple for my tank when its done, but they are not sold anywhere near chicago that i know of. Is it safe to order them online?
yes they are, crystal lake, even petco can order them for you, 5.50 a piece I think.Birds and Beasts in crystal lake stocks them as normal stock.
ohmikeosh
05-22-2010, 02:14 AM
Nice.. that's great to hear; Ill check it out once my tank cycles. can most petcos make special orders
WhiteDevil
05-22-2010, 02:21 AM
Nice.. that's great to hear; Ill check it out once my tank cycles. can most petcos make special orders
Yes, I dont buy fish that have been in their tanks but thats where the ordering comes into play, befriend the aquatics dept lead and you can pretty much get ANYTHING you want.

I think its a 6# minimum but like corydoras and most all other catfish, they are schoolers and its neat to watch them scour the tank as a group. I have 3 and have 3 more on order (mine stocks them). 6+ are good numbers for them, they get 6" max id say 4" in an aquarium.
mac
05-22-2010, 06:28 AM
Can't wait to get more. They have really gorged themselves on blood worms.

mac