Aluminum catfish need HELP ASAP!!!

[Plec123]

ok i just bought one of these, and the guy at the lfs who is pretty knowlegable said they reach 8". thats what I thought as well. i just looked them up to get some more info on them and found that they reach over 2 feet!

my aquarium is only 38gals. is he gonna reach 2 feet or am i confused with another species?

please help me!

EDIT: i now think that i have C. auratus, which gets 13". still a tight fit for my tank.......

 

[Joshmac8]

if it's the same catfish you stated it is , i heard 6-8"

 

[Plec123]

if it's the same catfish you stated it is , i heard 6-8"

phew..... that makes me feel reassured. so far it seems like a great fish, and i would already hate to part with it.

 

[Joshmac8]

Yea they are pretty cool, my LFS has like 3-4 of them and he's had them for a couple years and no one has bought them......I've also heard they are kinda rare too

 

[spwd]

I think thats the one i was talking about in your other thread?
And the size i thought was about 6 to 8" roughly but could be wrong?

steve

 

[Plec123]

Yea they are pretty cool, my LFS has like 3-4 of them and he's had them for a couple years and no one has bought them......I've also heard they are kinda rare too

Only 2 people on planetcatfish have them so yeah theyre rare. Really lucky ind for me

 

[~ocean]

nice find! They grow only to about 10 inches max.

 

[Pyramid_Party]

Dont worry about it, keep it for ahwile and let it grow. If one day it becomes too large you can decide what to do then.

 

[baseballman1321]

mines about 6 inches. growing in a 55 gallon