My Coral Catfish

megisawesome06 · Jun 29, 2015

Hello fellow reefers.

I want to preface this with the fact that we bought an established tank a few weeks ago. I did not pick any of these fish. (I love them all, I don't want to sound like I don't.)

I've been doing a lot of research and my coral catfish (Snape) may not be the best fit for my tank. He's not harmed anyone or anything. In fact he's a model citizen. He quickly became one of my favorites. He follows me around the tank and is NOT camera shy. I really love him, but he's only like 3 or 4 inches now. I read that they get more aggressive when they mature...and he'll grow to be a foot long.
He hasn't harmed anyone in the tank to my knowledge. And I have a small approx 1" pink spotted goby. He hasn't messed with it at all.

Anyway, I guess I just want pros and cons. Give me your two cents.

Oh, tank stats: 150g deep. That's about all I know. I'm going to have to have someone come here from the fish store to help me. Anyway. I keep digressing. Sorry bout that.

Ok. Let me have it!

TIA!!! [emoji245]

Joeganja · Jun 29, 2015

well here's one they are venemous. It will compete with your Goby because they are both bottom feeders.

eatbreakfast · Jun 29, 2015

They are venomous.

They will eat anything that can fit in their mouth.

They have a ravenous appetite.

Produce a lot of waste.

Can be fairly predatory.

saltyphish · Jun 29, 2015

eatbreakfast said:
They are venomous.

They will eat anything that can fit in their mouth.

They have a ravenous appetite.

Produce a lot of waste.

Can be fairly predatory.

Not ;looking like a lot of pros to this fish

Shep · Jun 29, 2015

I would re home it now before it has the chance to become a problem. If it decides to become a problem by the time you realized it and caught it, it would have already laid waste to your tank.

megisawesome06 · Jun 29, 2015

I'm leaning toward rehoming him. How should I go about doing that? My LFS?

eatbreakfast · Jun 29, 2015

That's

megisawesome06 said:
I'm leaning toward rehoming him. How should I go about doing that? My LFS?

probably the easiest solution.

megisawesome06 · Jun 29, 2015

Question. Does anyone know how much I should expect to get for him? I just want to make sure I'm not being taken advantage of.

acolotto · Jun 29, 2015

liveaquaria.com is a great source to check quick info and prices of fish. Also most LFS give you some sort of credit towards the store. It varies some places give a 4th of the cost of the fish and some give more. Call the LFS before anything because they may not take it, and you would have to find a hobbyist to take the fish.

Shep · Jun 29, 2015

sadly if you sell LFS do not expect too much, remember they would have to then sale it to someone else and still make money.

eatbreakfast · Jun 29, 2015

There is not much of a market for coral catfish. An LFS may not give you any credit for this, but they are doing you a solid by taking it.

megisawesome06 · Jun 29, 2015

Ok. Good. I was just making sure. He was worth about $12 according to live aquaria. I didn't take anything for him. I just want him with someone whose more prepared than I am! [emoji38]