Cetopsis coecutiens Log

[CatWhat]

Hey everyone,
I figured I would start a bit of a log of my group of Cetopsis coecutiens and share any experiences with them as there is not a whole of info on them. I wanted to give back so to speak as I spent the last 8 years tracking them down and researching them with the use of other hobbyists experiences.
Currently they are growing out in a 135G, the only tank mate is a common pleco that seems to be fairing OK. I'm feeding the group of 12 diced/blended cocktail shrimp, earth worms, frozen blood worms and mysis shrimp. I have tried sinking shrimp pellets and I was surprised that they did take to them as well. But regardless of being wild caught, I still think it's true predatory catfish fashion to pretty much eat anything that hits the water.
Here are a few short videos of the new additions to the fish room.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AsJGY5z151_jgXbYbl2kJ7bPWbE9

https://1drv.ms/v/s!AsJGY5z151_jgXda9pexK6IRijUb

https://1drv.ms/v/s!AsJGY5z151_jgXQzGBE-2I6gPEJc

[Jools]

I like these videos because they show natural mid-stream in the current swimming style of the cats. Nice work!

Jools

[Shane]

Yes, this is a great set up for these fish.
-Shane

[CatWhat]

The group is still doing great. I plan on starting them on some home made food, a blend of tilapia fillet and beef heart. However before blending it all up I thought I'd drop in a chunk of tilapia and see how they liked it...........just watch the video in the link below to see. Needless to say they enjoyed it.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AsJGY5z151_jgXiaUmwZzisZX1fs

[bekateen]

Holy cow! Who needs piranhas when you have those fish!

[racoll]

I feared these critters more than piranhas in the Amazon. I watched them strip an Arapaima skin in minutes.

They don't tend to go for living things, but I wasn't getting in the water that afternoon!