hello
here are some vids and some pics of my Clarias batrachus catfish, first up a vid of my big female http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7RwuNbiFGU
and a vid of my slighty smaller male (who is a pied) and another quick look at the female http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJzgqcWC7ho&feature=channel these arnt massive for batrachus as the female is only around 16" and the male around 12" but i used to have a olive/black male around 24"
i filmed these late at night when the aquarium lights were out just before i went to bed so they are abit dark so heres a pic of the male as u dont get a good look at him
and heres a old shot of most of the females tank
(that white blur is her) ive removed the water lettuce and shes killed the vallis looking plant (dunno what it is but its not vallis)from up rooting it and ive also removed some big amozon sword plants and tiger lotus (at the other side u cant see) the java fern is really gowning well on the driftwood and ive re-aranged the driftwood with java.
i plan on adding some gaint vallis in aquatic pots weighted down with large rocks and a large asian lotus (like one used in ponds) and a replacing her tube with a rock cave big enough for both fish to fit in when i move the male in and poss some more driftwood with java fern (and removing the anubias)
here are some vids and some pics of my Clarias batrachus catfish, first up a vid of my big female http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7RwuNbiFGU
and a vid of my slighty smaller male (who is a pied) and another quick look at the female http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJzgqcWC7ho&feature=channel these arnt massive for batrachus as the female is only around 16" and the male around 12" but i used to have a olive/black male around 24"
i filmed these late at night when the aquarium lights were out just before i went to bed so they are abit dark so heres a pic of the male as u dont get a good look at him
and heres a old shot of most of the females tank
(that white blur is her) ive removed the water lettuce and shes killed the vallis looking plant (dunno what it is but its not vallis)from up rooting it and ive also removed some big amozon sword plants and tiger lotus (at the other side u cant see) the java fern is really gowning well on the driftwood and ive re-aranged the driftwood with java.
i plan on adding some gaint vallis in aquatic pots weighted down with large rocks and a large asian lotus (like one used in ponds) and a replacing her tube with a rock cave big enough for both fish to fit in when i move the male in and poss some more driftwood with java fern (and removing the anubias)