I may be aquiring a 14" L. pictus next week and I just wanted to know if anyone has any hands on experience with these guys. Are they similar care to L. marmoratus? Thanks in advance.
Leiarius pictus
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jconley;633427; said:
The yare similar to longibarbis (<- Sorry, can't spell) and I had one of those. They can become dog tame if you got a big enough tank to keep them in. At 14" he's still growing and will get quite large and like all othe large cats he'll need pristeen water. I had mine years ago in a 185 (5'x2'x30"tall) and that wasn't big enough. I'd say something around 8' long, atleast2' from front to back and 2' from top to bottom would be ok. But you'll need a good tight lid as they can get nervous. The up side is that they are easy to train and hand feed. So if you've got the space and are ready for heafty water changes then you're ready. They don't need to eat every day either, once every 3-4 days is all. I feed al my large cats chunk fish from the grocery store. Sometimes I'll put vitamins in the fish that I'm about to feed.... That's just me though.... Good luck, they're beautiful fish!
Here was mine @ 18":
I also have a longibarbis. It's currently only about 9 inches long. I really love this guy. Only had him for about a week and already hes getting used comming out to eat whenever I approach the tank. I will not be keeping him for long as to I only have a 65 gallon (36''x18'') tank. I only feed him the sinking carnivor pellets every other day for now. If you have a very large tank(atleast 100-150 gallons) you will definitely not be dissapointed. 
amazing catfish that doesn't get quite as big as longibarbus. Still comparable. Always wanted to keep one myself. Damn montana and it's lousy fish stores!
ZOO YORK 207;633502; said:No experiance with them, but I have a new 180 for one
Let me Know if you want it, and I'll get it. I decided not to just bring it in 'till I have a home for it.
i had one at about 12" and there vry cool looking, not to active unless its feeding time and or night. at night like most cats they do most there swiming and they need some room to swim. aas for wha they eat, there just like most cats anything lol. but i feed mine worms krill choped up fish catfish pellots and every now and then goldfish