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Earlier this year I was floating around another forum as I'm a cichlid keeper at heart and came across some stuff about well my wife was hooked. this worked well for me because a wife with an interest in fish means more for me hahahaha. Anyway at that time I couldn't give a the space it needs so I showed her some other cat that were similar in build (her criteria for a cat was very simple) and I said I would keep my eye out when floating the LFS.

About a week or so later I was in a LFS and seen a sign for SA Bumblebee catfish with a label stating they were but the fish wasn't, so I left it to investigate

this is the fish I photo in the tank at the LFS.



So after some in depth research I returned to the shop and ask them to hold them ( not releasing there was 3 in there) while i set up my tank.

I also know a member on here and the other forum was after one so I dropped him an email to say I had got some and i would get 1 down to him.

this is one of the three now, I believe they are . Which is a good find as there are not many of these in the UK.



so a couple of question.

currently I have them in a small tank, just waiting to send the member his next week. is there any way to sex these? I have read alot on here about the other close relative and some have ways and some don't, I was just wondering if anyone had any success in sexing? I'm thinking these would make a good breeding project if I have a pair.

Once I move them in to a larger tank (30-50g) is there any catfish that you recommend would make good tank mates? I'm thinking about doing a cat only tank for the wife.

I'd agree with your ID, and nice find!
As am sure you have read, these are predatory and should be kept with fish large enough to not become a snack. They will be most comfortable in a medium planted tank with bogwood, not too brightly lit. Mixing with other cats, you could add some large ( or ), or small 'hoplos' - for some colour you could look at ?
HTH
Martin

Thanks for the information.

the find was quite random and from an unlikely place. I was looking round a Maidenhead aquatics, which the manager is big on the SA cichlids so has some of the more sort after types and a bit of knowledge, the fact that they missed labelled and then gave me further discount for buying all three was just a bonus. but I would have thought more would have come up across the Uk as they use central order process. I seem to have a bit of luck in this chain of shops recently as another miss labelled cuban cichlids as Jags and I got them at a bargain price too.

Yes I read quite a bit on there instinct to eat everything in the tank hahaha. I have two options I'm currently looking at.

1/ try and give a guess at the sexes and set them up as a project and see if anything comes out ( not a short term plan hahahah).

2/ set up a larger tank and have a Cat tank of sorts.

oh and either will be conducted under the disguise of "what ever the wife wants", after all they are her fish hahaha.

hello dude, mine is doing well, thanks!-) just randomly saw this, not on here much!-0