Ariopsis felis

[Fish_Man_Dan]

My buddy caught one of these guys in his backyard and we wanted to try to keep it... Any info in particular I should know about this catfish? I'm not with him when he caught it, but he got a positive ID on it and described it to me. Things like

Tank size
Adult size
Diet
Parameters
Sexing
Compatibility
Etc


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[thebiggerthebetter]

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=1237 - if that's him, looks like the most abundant catfish in our waters too. I've seen people catch 2-footers too. It's a big, bulky, strong cat that like to shoal.

Pardon my trying to answer from theory as I only catch them, chop them up and feed my catfish.

Tank size - for a 2' one, I'd go with 12'x6' - if they are like their relatives Colombian sharks, they like to swim around. And I'd get a shoal too.
Adult size - max is 2.5' total length.
Diet - appear quite unfussy. I'd give them anything I could catch in the ocean.
Parameters - Here they inhabit estuaries too and low runs of rivers. IDK what is the lowest salinity and for how long they can handle.
Sexing - no clue. Sexing for C. sharks says: "Immature at under 200mm length, female has lighter fins in adult fish." - not much to go by.
Compatibility - IDK.

 

[Fish_Man_Dan]

Thanks for the response, based on that info he was released to live another day with his shoal!


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