Got this guy from Wes Wong last week. Siluris meridionalis. He stays in this corner looking out the french doors most of the time. He currently eats scales and tails but mostly pellets.
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My new Chinese "Wels"
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Looking good Roger it's great that he's eating pellets already , now all you've got to do it grow it out to the size of Wednesdays 
Looking good Roger it's great that he's eating pellets already , now all you've got to do it grow it out to the size of Wednesdays
diff. species Evz, i keep the s. glanis...
rodger
if there anything like their larger cousin your in for a treat as he grows 
. Always active and very personable. Anxious to see what these s. meridionalis max out at. Nice pickup!
diff. species Evz, i keep the s. glanis...
Oh yeah my bad mate its very early morning here I'm still half asleep reading lol , do you have an idea of max out size for this species ? I take it they still get quite big
Wes says they reach around 36" on the sale thread.
came across this "record" catch/pic on google...66lbs 59"...so yes still pretty big lol... I think the s. glanis rod-n-reel record is around 265lbs...7-8'.
36" is big enough for aquariums lol , I bet that 265lb glanis put up one he'll of a fight on rod and reel imagine the power of the thing hahaha
lower jaw seems to protrude more on the chinese wels, whisker placement is also a bit higher on the head of the s. meridionalis. Create your own thread with some pics to help get an i.d.
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Sweet, Rodger! Please, come back with updates quarterly to biannually, if you will
Why not start your own thread with good pics?
Have you exhausted the available online resources - PCF, ScotCat, FishBase, SeriouslyFish, AquaticCommunity, the latest genus revision articles, and Co.?
PCF states about wels http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=338 Identification Easily distinguished among silurids by its broad head, truncate caudal fin, mottled coloration and immense size.
BTW, I may be wrong but there is only one wels - glanis - which is why Roger put wels in quotes. Others have their own different common names. Do correct me if I'm wrong, please.
Why not start your own thread with good pics?
Have you exhausted the available online resources - PCF, ScotCat, FishBase, SeriouslyFish, AquaticCommunity, the latest genus revision articles, and Co.?
PCF states about wels http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=338 Identification Easily distinguished among silurids by its broad head, truncate caudal fin, mottled coloration and immense size.
BTW, I may be wrong but there is only one wels - glanis - which is why Roger put wels in quotes. Others have their own different common names. Do correct me if I'm wrong, please.