Go ahead, let's hear them. So far my only horror story with my wyckii is that my N. grammodes shredded one of it's fins, but it seems to have recovered already in 2 days with no treatments, tough as nails if you ask me. I'm looking for some info/pointers on aquascaping the tank for this type of ...

Favorite Plecostomus-Green Phantom Pleco (don't know L #)
Favorite SA Catfish-M. tigrinus
Favorite Asian Cat-Definitely H. wyckii

Overall wyckii are my fav!!!

Actually the Nitrazorb pillows work pretty well. It may become a little expensive over time, considering they need replacement every couple of months, and having such a high nitrate content, you'll probably need to replace them even more often. You might think about getting a Pur water filter, or ...

I love hearing these wyckii horror stories. I'm ready for a really aggressive fish again. I pretty much keep only cichlids, and I'm starting to think their aggression is a bit overrated. If anyone has any more stories of wyckii destruction, please do share them. Also, if anyone knows of any good ...

Well that sounds like a plan then. I'm gonna do some pearl danios and some rasbora het.'s in there and we'll see how that works out.

Honestly, I don't mind algae growth, I even try and encourage it, as it creates a more natural looking aquarium, rather than sterile rock. And the plants tend to help compete for available nutrients which in turn normally means less algae in a system, than if you had nothing at all. But I will take ...

Interesting. This catfish sounds like it's gonna be quite interesting to observe. I have another, kinda stupid question, the tank I am going to put it in has a sand bottom, which is white. By most pictures these catfish are very dark, almost black. Do you think the sand substrate is going to effect ...

What else do you think might be okay? Maybe some small goby's? Do these catfish prefer high current tanks or something less? I have a Mag9.5 (950 gph) pump running the wet/dry on my 125, it's probably doing about 400gph (overflow box is too small). How quickly do they grow? Has anyone experienced ...

That does make good sense. I think perhaps some rasboras or some type of small asian schooling fish sounds like a plausible idea. Once the cats get big enough, they're not going to bother going after something so small, at least in my opinion. I checked with my wholesaler and the wyckii I'm getting ...

It's okay if I can't have tankmates, with most of my fish it's a species only tank, so that doesn't bother me, I just figured I'd ask before I condemned something to an early grave. As far as these catfish are concerned, do they hide pretty much all the time? Do they feed during the daytime? I've ...

How long do you think I could keep a wyckii in a 125gal. (72"L x 18"W), at least before I need to upgrade to a 180 or something? I know these guys can get 28" or so. Any suggestions as far as tankmates? Maybe some Giant Gouramis or something? From most things I have read, it seems this catfish hides ...

I am currently interested in getting a Wyckii for my 125, hopefully a small one to start off with. As far as tankmates are concerned, one will be a wild dovii, and so far I'm not sure about what else will be in there, but they will likely be some type of aggressive cichlid. Do you think they would ...