To attack the persistent algae problem in my aquarium I decided to invest in a couple of Catfish. The guy at the aquarium store suggested that I should get about five or six for the size of tank that I have but due to the cost of them I got two with the aim to get more later.

I was given a pair, one male and one female and the guy at the shop explained how to tell them apart. It’s good when there are big differences between genders.

The male seems to have a preference for hiding in one of the ceramic ornaments at the bottom of the tank which, seeing as it’s probably got a fair amount of food in there for him, is not surprising. The female however ended up moving into the weeds after a day or so and that’s where she stayed for a week or so.

Lia thought she was dead and while it did look that way, I had already checked and knew that she wasn’t. I had a vague hope that she was hiding in the weeds for a completely different reason and after a week it became clear that my thoughts were a reality with the discovery of a very tiny little Catfish .

There are at least six little fish in there and they are starting to come out of their hiding spot in the weeds.

Little Catfish – The gravel at the bottom of the aquarium is very small stone which gives an idea of scale.