Wtf, why even sell that as an aquarium fish? It looks like it gets much too large for all but the largest home aquaria. It was very cool looking though.
Maybe the picture isn't a good representation of their adult size. It does kind of look like the guy is holding it out a bit in front of him. You know, one of those tricks to make your catch look bigger. LolI have over 30 tanks that this catfish species could live its life in comfortably. And, I don't have near the tanks sizes many of our members have. My current largest tank is only 650 gallons.
But, do they not usually reach full grown size because they are often kept in poor and small conditions, or because of natural health problems.Their size is comparable with the niger cats which have been sold in the hobby for many years.Like most large growing fish that are kept,very few of them reach full grown size.