So ive been really considering getting a B. bagarius or B. yarelli and i was just wondering wha people can tell me about them. Are these whats also known as goonch catfish? how big do they get. whats a good price on them, do they get along with other cats.? any pics would be great.
B. Bagarius, B. Yarelli
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Yes, these are the infamous goonch.
B. yarrelli can get 6 foot plus in the wild, and is a real tankbuster in captivity. I've seen many pics of these fish over two feet in people's tanks. These fish are also called the devil catfish for good reason, they're killers. They'll eat anything that's smaller than them and will pick apart fish that are bigger than them. But then again, I've also seen some that seem to get along fine with other fish. It may come down to the individual fish's personality and how it was raised.
B. bagarius stays under a foot long, and from what I've gathered they don't have quite as bad of an attitude as a yarrelli. The main problem of this species is that they look nearly identical to young yarrelli and rutilus, both of which can get huge.
Good luck in your search, I'm looking too!
B. yarrelli can get 6 foot plus in the wild, and is a real tankbuster in captivity. I've seen many pics of these fish over two feet in people's tanks. These fish are also called the devil catfish for good reason, they're killers. They'll eat anything that's smaller than them and will pick apart fish that are bigger than them. But then again, I've also seen some that seem to get along fine with other fish. It may come down to the individual fish's personality and how it was raised.
B. bagarius stays under a foot long, and from what I've gathered they don't have quite as bad of an attitude as a yarrelli. The main problem of this species is that they look nearly identical to young yarrelli and rutilus, both of which can get huge.
Good luck in your search, I'm looking too!
My yarelli just keeps to himself. The South American catfish seem to have their own side of the pond while the yarelli just chills out by himself. A loner pretty much.
look into my albums dude. I dont have any latest pics of him since he's got the OK for the pond, and now he's somewhere in there. Probably feeding on the feeder ghost shrimp that have managed to make a home for themselves in there.
yeah, they mostly hide in this one huge porous rock I have there. They've been breeding, I can tell. Its been many months since Ive put them there, and theres still a bunch of them breeding and creating a sustainible environment for themselves.
Its also more pleasing to the eye too. Way better than having a bunch of feeder tilapia blocking view of the highlight catfish of the pond. (and usually, some of those Tilapia end up making it to adulthood too.)
Its also more pleasing to the eye too. Way better than having a bunch of feeder tilapia blocking view of the highlight catfish of the pond. (and usually, some of those Tilapia end up making it to adulthood too.)
how big are your feeder tilapia? if ur looking for how to identify the catfish genus go to planetcatfish.com and search for bagarius yarrelli. there 5 or 6 different kinds of bagarius but the yarelli gets to be the largest. the bargarius bargarius gets to be no more than a foot and the retitulus (sp) is the second largest i believe.