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Chad55
06-19-2007, 1:48 PM
What might these hard to get "monster catfish" be? Thanks

Chad
VVateverzYo
06-19-2007, 2:31 PM
tigrinis, gulper, jaquar, fowleri
Chad55
06-19-2007, 2:59 PM
tigrinis, gulper, jaquar, fowleri

Doubt that at the $17.50 price...

Chad
cichlaguapote
06-19-2007, 3:39 PM
maybe monster fish aka stone fish?
oddball_freak
06-19-2007, 4:27 PM
I too ponder these things
katfishguy
06-19-2007, 4:53 PM
if they are from peru, monster fish usually means "Batrachoid sp." they are like the freshwater version of the stone fish,

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/images/tamazonica.jp
katfishguy
06-19-2007, 4:56 PM
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/article_images/200_Thalassophryne.jpg
Darin
06-19-2007, 5:11 PM
yep, above pic is them indeed.

thanks for the pic !
necrocanis
06-19-2007, 5:16 PM
it's cool how big does it get?
katfishguy
06-19-2007, 5:26 PM
I would say 6-8 inches max,, I used to have 4 of them in one tank at one point. they like sandy bottom tanks and I haven't been able to get them off live food. unfortunately they died when I had a PH crash.
Chad55
06-19-2007, 8:52 PM
Are they also called toad fish?

Chad
katfishguy
06-19-2007, 11:40 PM
I think toad fish are different, they are brakish and more closely related to the saltwater toad/wasp fish.