Monster Catfish!

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Amazing thread! I live in maine and currently have a Tiger shovelnose (Name: Thanksgiving size: round 1') a red tailed cat (Name: JoJo size: 4") and am trying to get two more monsters. we are taking out a wall in the living room to built a custom 600gal this winter because Thanksgiving will outgrow his tank by then. and next winter the entire basement is going to be a pond. What started as my husbands hobby is now the love of my life. :) Any sugestions for a nonagressive pretty cat that will get along with my fish kids? Starting size doesnt matter as we also have a 20gal, 30gal, and the 55gal that Thanksgiving lives in (tsnc). The profiles on fish were incredibly helpful, but very little mention of compatibility which is important for us because we only bought poor JoJo (rtc) because the petstore had him in with some agressive ciclids that had chewed off most of his dorsal and tail. :(
 
I think the pic you use for the ID shark is actually a Pangasius Boucourti. A true 4 footer, the ID shark sold in stores and not for meat is only capable of 3 foot. Likewise fully grown Paroon sharks rarely top 4 foot. I think staff in LFS' say they grow to 8-10 foot in the wild etc but only grow to the size of the tank to make a sale... ...and the myth has grown to an accepted, but false, fact!
 
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i know this is not the place to do this but im trying to look for a shop that sell shovelnose catfish in miami every were i go no one has it ive been lookin for 3 months can some one help me plz message
me plz
 
Is there a profile on Walking Catfish (Clarias batrachus) in this thread yet? looked through the pages but I didn't find it if it's there
 
Hello. First of all, awesome thread. I browsed through it, but didn't see anything specifically aimed at blue channel cats. I've currently had it about a month, and its up to about 8". Will this grow as big as the rest of the monsters?
 
Hello. First of all, awesome thread. I browsed through it, but didn't see anything specifically aimed at blue channel cats. I've currently had it about a month, and its up to about 8". Will this grow as big as the rest of the monsters?
because those are just normal channel cat that LFSs trying to make a name for easy sell!
 
IMG_0598.jpg Anyone have any idea what this cat is? Got him today. He is about nine inches long, with a completely flat head. almost looks like a baby shark from above. He was listed as a whale cat, and told that hes from Peru, but no one could figure out what he is. here's a photo from above. While he was acclimating we put minnows into his bag and he ate several. wondering what he is, if anyone has any ideas, I would really appreciate it!! thanks
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