Anyone ever kept one of the two Zungaro giants?

[Marcus_H]

Hello,

since it is one of the heaviest catfish of all (reaching actually measured 400lbs, which is only exeeded by silurus glanis and the giant mekong catfish) i doubt anyone really tried to keep this monster, but if so, i would just be courious about the experience.

Or do they even get exportet at all?

Sadly it is not only ridicilous massive, it's also quite nasty to other tankmates, unlike other big south american catfish like the RTC oder big Brachyplatystoma, which seem to be relativly peacefull, as long as there is enough space and no one small enough to swallow.

Greetings

 

[Marcus_H]

Whups this sould have been postet in the catfish devision. Maybe some moderator/administrator can move it there plz?

 

[moe214]

people have kept them just search it up in the search bar you'll find everything with them mentioned

 

[Marcus_H]

Yeah there are several threats, but most of them are pretty old and most postings came from people who never kept one themselves.

The few people who did don't seem to mention much detailes or it looks like they did not keep the catfish long enough. Some mention it to be aggressive, but not much, all seem to agree on the fact that zungaro is a good eater. But very few pics, and none showing a specimen of substantial size.

Of course there are not too many people capable of housing a catfish over 1meter, but compared to filamentosum and bagarius, the zungaro seems even rarer.

 

[moe214]

Try planetcatfish there's a guy that posted a lot about his. But yes they do seem to be rarer.

 

[Chub_by]

Some of my favourite fish, sadly never seen anyone keep them long Term

 

[marconi]

I've always loved these guys

 

[MoNsTeR FiS]

I got one for jeff rapps (Tangeld Up In Cichlids) at 2" for $50, but the whole shipment was barely breathing when it came in so it died on the 3rd day i had it. For the short time i had it, it was an awesome fish.
I had a 300 gallon ready for it when it grew to 10" but it never got to go in that tank.

 

[moe214]

thebiggerthebetter has one

 

[Marcus_H]

Really? Somehow seems like this one peticular monster is all but forgotten

Well on the other hand, i might be the heaviest carnivorous pure freshwater fish of all (which it is right now on fishing records, since huso huso is partly salt water an p.gigas is not a true carnivore), so there might just be almost no tanks whatsoever capable of housing one.