Hemibagrus wyckii sociability

fishman33437 · Post by **fishman33437** » 18 May 2004, 12:03

I just purchased one about 9". Ive read the hype on the fish's aggressiveness and want to hear from someone who has had one. Id like to put it with some Central American Cichlids (about the same size). Im a bit leery with what Ive read. Anyone had luck keeping these with non bottow dwellers?

lucy · Post by **lucy** » 19 May 2004, 00:55

not a fish im familiar with but i think i recall someone refering to it as "satan" when i was browsing through old posts

http://www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/2002-12.htm

had a look at pic on there and its a gorgeous fish and im very jealous
hmmm had a search through old posts and someone also refers to it as the hellspawn of all!!!
i think id keep it alone if i were you LOL

fishman33437 · Post by **fishman33437** » 19 May 2004, 01:49

I bought it from waterlife on aquabid a month ago and Ted told me it smoked every bottom dweller it came in contact with. (polypterus, other cats). He never tried it with any midwater fish. Ive put a couple Amph. trimaculatus females and a few odd Caqu. umbriferus in with it and so far so good...but I havent turned out the light since.....

lucy · Post by **lucy** » 19 May 2004, 09:05

well good luck with that
might be the most expensive live food u ever bought LOL
keep me posted

mrgreed · Post by **mrgreed** » 21 May 2004, 18:39

Hi!
I currently have a Hemibagrus Wyckii that is about 30 cm together with a pair of Cichlasoma Festae.
I also had a Trimac that i was forced to get rid of because the Wyckiis agression against him.
At daytime everything works fine as long as the other fishes doesnt comes in to his cave.They have learned that the hard way.
At night the Festaes live in hell having the Wyckii chasing them around the tank and bites flesh of the fishes.
So its NOT a good idea to put anything together with your Wyckii,sooner or later he will get them dead.
I am going to sell my Wyckii and i am currently overfeeding him so he would go at least a little bit easier with my Festaes..

Regards
Danne

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 23 May 2004, 11:09

why not ditch the festae's and keep the wyckii?

mrgreed · Post by **mrgreed** » 23 May 2004, 11:49

>why not ditch the festae's and keep the wyckii?

Because the Wyckii is sleeping in his cave at daytime so i hardly see the fish.
And it would be quite boring to have a big tank with a fish that hides all day.It would look like an emty tank....

Regards
Daniel

fishman33437 · Post by **fishman33437** » 23 May 2004, 15:02

Mr greed, I figured the light was the trigger. Its been a week and no harm...but the light is still on. Ive sold the 7 umbees and 3 trimacs to someone so Ill have its own tank. Thanks

Hemibagrus wyckii sociability

Hemibagrus wyckii sociability

Wyckii is mean!