I-Catfish ngokuyinhloko izinhlanzi zasemanzini ahlanzekile ezihlala emifuleni, emachibini, nasemifudlaneni. Angatholakala nasemachibini, emadamu, ngisho nakwezinye izindawo ezisogwini. Lezi zinhlanzi zithanda izindawo zokuhlala ezinamanzi ahamba kancane noma anganyakazi, futhi zivame ukuhlala eduze nendawo engaphansi kwamanzi. Ezinye izinhlobo ze-catfish nazo zaziwa ngokumba odakeni noma endaweni enesihlabathi ukuze zicashe ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye noma ukuthola ukudla. Sekukonke, i-catfish ingakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezinhlobonhlobo zezindawo zokuhlala inqobo nje uma ikwazi ukuthola ukudla nezimo ezifanele zamanzi.