Unusual catfish with silver

[Beetlebug515]

Hey all. I was out at a LFS today and they had a tank with fish that are apparently called black ear catfish. The only information I can find on them is 1 they get big and 2 they come from Thailand. Has anyone heard of them? I want to pick one up if for no other reason than I've never seen one before. I am also contemplating a giant gourami @ 5". My main concern is my 7 inch silver. Any ideas?

 

[krichardson]

Sounds like a batch of Pangasius larnaudi,relative of the paroon shark.I have two that are about four inches and they eat sinking pellets..pretty active too.

 

[Beetlebug515]

I am surprised someone has them. There is zero information on the interwebz about keeping them in aquariums. What has your experience with them been like?

 

[krichardson]

I like them.They are active,don't bother the other fish,and are greedy lol.They compliment my paroon shark nicely.A few months ago some of the better shops in California had them and a few members were nice enough to ship some to me.You can look them up on planetcatfish.com....

 

[Beetlebug515]

Glad to hear that they are chill. I think I might try one in my community tank.

 

[krichardson]

Glad to hear that they are chill. I think I might try one in my community tank.

I think they do best in small groups rather than singly.Where is this shop located?

 

[Beetlebug515]

San Diego. Do they hang out on the bottom much? The bottom end of my tank is just about at capacity, and I wouldn't want to cause any undue competition.

 

[krichardson]

My two do cruise around around but tend to spend most of their time on or near the bottom.