Silurus glanis Question

[GiantFishKeeper101]

Thats on hell of a pond. Whats it stocked with?

Nothing. The water is green & have no filter. Well not nothing, i kept my Sperata acicularis & Pangasianodon gigas there. Due to space, they burst their growth especially the gigas.

In future, will built a filteration system. Will actually use the pond. Wanna sell all my fish first, will keep 3 piraiba & 2 wels only.

 

[Rpul]

Hey mate.

I’m just going off your first post.

Wels in warmer water. I have a 4ft Xthantic in warm water no issues . Growth pretty slow once they hit this size compared to when there young. Now 3 years old,

Also have an true albino off the same batch as yours I bet. They’ve appeared everywhere over the world in the last few week, I’m picking up soon. Be intreasting to see how they grow.

 

[GiantFishKeeper101]

Yeah, they seem to appeared in the trade recently. They aren't as expensive as Chinese Wels, that's what feared me. Anyone can buy. For such a giant, I'm sure in near future will find these guys in the native rivers.

Quick Update
This is one hell of a spurt. 9" already, really??

 

[erythrinus]

I was picking up some live food at my lfs, and they had 2 x 3" Well for sale. They are wild type, one much darker than the other, and were priced at $29.99. This is the first time I've ever seen for sale, so I bought one (of course). I am surprised that they are even legal in California, but I checked the Fish and Game list and they are not on it. Talk about an introduced species from hell... I'll post some picks when it settles into its new tank.

 

[wynnyelle]

Curious for the pictures! If that's for real...wow. Without pictures or seeing them myself I would worry they were actually ompoks or Chinese sheatfish.

 

[erythrinus]

He’s difficult to photograph; he’s been lurking under a bunch of water sprite and bolts when I try to put light on him to photograph.
What I’m wondering is what to do with him once he’s too big for the 150g I’m gonna put him in?..
It sucks they sell these fish, not to mention arapimas, etc at the lfs, not to mention they could easily naturalize, if not already.

 

[GiantFishKeeper101]

He’s difficult to photograph; he’s been lurking under a bunch of water sprite and bolts when I try to put light on him to photograph.
What I’m wondering is what to do with him once he’s too big for the 150g I’m gonna put him in?..
It sucks they sell these fish, not to mention arapimas, etc at the lfs, not to mention they could easily naturalize, if not already.

Wels species you can tell by their number of barbels. European wels have 6, other species have 4. To keep it simple, as long as there're buyers, they will keep coming.

 

[wynnyelle]

They couldn't naturalise if they're not cold tolerant (and therefore not wels), there have been a number of fish misidentified as wels on here and until I see pics I'm not convinced.

 

[wednesday13]

He’s difficult to photograph; he’s been lurking under a bunch of water sprite and bolts when I try to put light on him to photograph.
What I’m wondering is what to do with him once he’s too big for the 150g I’m gonna put him in?..
It sucks they sell these fish, not to mention arapimas, etc at the lfs, not to mention they could easily naturalize, if not already.

Silurus glanis were federally banned from importation here in the states 2 yrs. ago... uve bought urself something else as theres no way a juvi made it here after 2016... most likely an ompok sp. You cant say "it sucks they sell these fish" and then buy one... and y do u even care? we should b able to keep whatever we want. Its no different then keeping goldfish or cichlids. its all "unnatural" and no different. Get off ur high horse and enjoy the hobby before they really do ban everything. Its already happening and u idiots "trying to save the world" are too stupid to even see it. Your not helping the cause. Zoos are already being shut down...who do you think they come after next? The end is nigh....

 

[wednesday13]

Yeah, they seem to appeared in the trade recently. They aren't as expensive as Chinese Wels, that's what feared me. Anyone can buy. For such a giant, I'm sure in near future will find these guys in the native rivers.

Quick Update
This is one hell of a spurt. 9" already, really??

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All catfish go through spurts of growth and periods where they don't.... studies were done in France that concluded wild Silurus Glanis reached an average of only 36" over 5 yrs and they only consumed 1-1.5lbs of food per week. No evidence was found against them harming native populations in their non native waters either. My own work yielded at 52" Silurus Glanis after almost 7 yrs. Id estimate around 35-40lbs. These fish are in no way monsters or man eaters. they are very personable and make great companions... pics shown by fishermen of the 6'+ are 25yr old or more fish... anyone keeping one at home will most likely never see that. 2 many things happen out of our control with power/equipment failures.