weird catfish

Question
QUESTION: I have a 46 gallon tank. I have 1 Chinese algae eater, 3 long finned rosy barbs, 3 giant danios, 3 long finned zebra danios, and 2 pangasius catfish. Its been about a week since I bought the catfish and they keep passing out for no reason. I put in more hiding places but it didn't really help. I was wondering if you could please tell me how to deal with this situation.

ANSWER: Hi Mandeep,
 What do you mean by "passing out"?  

-- Ron
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QUESTION: By passing out I mean they just stop moving and sink to the bottom of the tank and just lay there not moving at all. Then a minute or two later they get up again and start swimming but a few minutes later they lay down again.

Answer
Hi Mandeep,
 That doesn't sound unusual at all.  Catfish normally sit still on the bottom of the tank.  It would be much more unusual for them to keep swimming.

-- Ron
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