Flathead vs red tail

[Redtailcatfish101]

Which of these get bigger the red tail catfish of south america or the flathead catfish of north america.

 

[Ph33n0m]

non-educated guess.. from everything ive read and heard... RTC

 

[bfhslilred93]

non-educated guess.. from everything ive read and heard... RTC

I'm leaning towards RTC too. Has anyone seen the RTC in the New England Aquarium in Boston its gigantic.

 

[Ph33n0m]

they have one?!?!! im coming up there in december and may have to stop by and see it... is it towards the back around the huge circular tank?

 

[Mudfrog]

According to fishbase the Red Tail gets to 134cm (max recorded weight of 44.2 kg) while the Flathead gets to 155cm (max recorded weight of 55.8 kg).

 

[HPIZZLE]

According to fishbase the Red Tail gets to 134cm (max recorded weight of 44.2 kg) while the Flathead gets to 155cm (max recorded weight of 55.8 kg).

yes, flat heads may get longer, but pound for pound, RTCs are the true monsters

 

[jdiidy271]

ya i would have to say rtc

 

[Delhezi222]

Flatheads get slightly bigger, and are more monster in my opinion. I've never seen a huge redtail up close, but flatheads are pretty crazy.

 

[artemis1]

Flatheads are bigger...

But RTC are way cooler!

 

[benzjamin13]

Flatheads are the ones they go noodling for?