Lots of large catfish to check out

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
A 40-minute long in-tank video update of tank 21, 4500 gal, "relatively peaceful" community. Complete catfish list is below. Others include silver aros, cichlids, wolves, bowfin, yellowcheek, bala sharks, tinfoil barbs, Phoenix barbs, mahseer, pima, VATF, Catla catla, Siamese giant carp, red hook SDs, tarpon, giant gourami, gar, and pbass.

Niger catfish 5x (30"-36"; only one male/skinny; vacuum cleaners)

Marbled pim 3x (skinnier male and 2 fuller-bodied females 2’ each)

Marbled sailfin pim 3x (2’ each, indecisive, can never figure out the pecking order)

Iridescent shark catfish 4x (all ~2')

Black ear shark (~1'; calmed down a LOT with age and size)

Sun catfish 8x (7”-10”; gluttons lacking any self control)

Giraffe catfish 6x (two ~1'+ occidentalis cf Bouche; ~1' tanganicanus or tchadiensis or else (sold as from Volta river); ~1' one from Niger river,;~1' one sold as from Congo river, probably wittei; ~15" wittei named Happy from Beetlebug515 Beetlebug515 )

Bolt catfish (~10"; character)

Albino Hemibagrus nemurus (~10”)

Pterodoras granulosus 3x (15”, 10”, 10”; gluttons)

Irwini catfish (~18”)

Vulture catfish 6x (~14"-20"; characters)

Aluminum catfish, Chrysichthys ornatus, 2x (~1’)

Tig catfish (~15”, 2 year old)

Asian RTC (~16”, from R rmkblades finicky even after many months in 240 gal but blossomed into an all out eating machine and model citizen so far in 4500 gal)

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii (~15" from Wes)

Piraiba (~22" from Wes; Suriname)

Sperata aor Indian shovelnose catfish 3x (~12"-15" from Raymond Chan)

 
Haven't watched just yet, but you got me at wolves lol. And the artc is eating well now huh, maybe you'll see that fast growth some of us have experienced ;). Glad the wyckioides is working out in there. I hope he continues to play nice and eat well for you :)
 
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