One day I was walking in Chatuchak market and saw a Goonch for sale,
I didn't thought much into it because I wasn't interested in species considered to be "food fishes" at the time (not that I have space to keep one anyway)
But the Goonch's appearance definitely hold my attention regardless of whether I want to keep one or not.
Eventually going to public aquarium and seeing the so called "food fishes" in a big aquarium did get me interested
(It was Wallago leerii by the way, cool fish even during the day, must be great to see them during their active period.)
While I was reading about native fishes (My preference is naturalistic pond so I would love to stock the pond with fishes from the same river) I thought about the Goonch.
While I have read in other threads that Goonch are fragile it seem to be regarding Goonch from India, while Goonch from Thailand are described as considerably more hardy, since I live in Thailand any Goonch I can get probably will be from Thailand as well.
I definitely like Goonch's appearance the best out of all catfish,
but I have no idea about how are they like or if they are active, I also don't know if they will tolerate Tankmates that are too big to be eaten (such as Mekong catfish or Giant barb.) Or if they are nocturnal or diurnal.
So I want to learn about Goonch behavior and temperament to decide whether I want one or not and if I should have some nightlight in the pond.
PS. Also I don't see Bagarius yarelii in Planetcatfish, are they no longer a valid specie ?
I didn't thought much into it because I wasn't interested in species considered to be "food fishes" at the time (not that I have space to keep one anyway)
But the Goonch's appearance definitely hold my attention regardless of whether I want to keep one or not.
Eventually going to public aquarium and seeing the so called "food fishes" in a big aquarium did get me interested
(It was Wallago leerii by the way, cool fish even during the day, must be great to see them during their active period.)
While I was reading about native fishes (My preference is naturalistic pond so I would love to stock the pond with fishes from the same river) I thought about the Goonch.
While I have read in other threads that Goonch are fragile it seem to be regarding Goonch from India, while Goonch from Thailand are described as considerably more hardy, since I live in Thailand any Goonch I can get probably will be from Thailand as well.
I definitely like Goonch's appearance the best out of all catfish,
but I have no idea about how are they like or if they are active, I also don't know if they will tolerate Tankmates that are too big to be eaten (such as Mekong catfish or Giant barb.) Or if they are nocturnal or diurnal.
So I want to learn about Goonch behavior and temperament to decide whether I want one or not and if I should have some nightlight in the pond.
PS. Also I don't see Bagarius yarelii in Planetcatfish, are they no longer a valid specie ?
