My newest pickup, Wallago attu

[necrocanis]

I hope u have a back up plan in the near future. This 5 ft example has outgrown a lot of tanks in a a couple of years. It ate just about anything that fits its mouth. Nice fish btw, all the best =)

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This seems more like W. leeri???? Of course I have never seen the fish from this angle. lol, nice!!! Would you mind if I use this pic in the future for an update on the monster catfish sticky? Sorry to get off track. If you have more pics and the OP is ok with it please post them up! This is a real chance for us to learn as it is rare to see one this size!!! Pics from baby to adult would be more than awesome!

 

[Chub_by]

The hind portion of the one Rrezali posted looks surprisingly Wels-like

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[necrocanis]

The hind portion of the one Rrezali posted looks surprisingly Wels-like

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They are very similar and close in relation http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/image.php?species=wallago_leerii&image_id=1661 good pic of a sub adult leerii

 

[Jdj211]

This seems more like W. leeri???? Of course I have never seen the fish from this angle. lol, nice!!! Would you mind if I use this pic in the future for an update on the monster catfish sticky? Sorry to get off track. If you have more pics and the OP is ok with it please post them up! This is a real chance for us to learn as it is rare to see one this size!!! Pics from baby to adult would be more than awesome!

Post away! I'm looking forward to seeing some pics of these guys in aquaria. Almost all of the pics on the internet are of wild caught.


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[RRezali]

Do you have any time frame on how long it took to get that big?

About 7 years.

 

[RRezali]

This seems more like W. leeri???? Of course I have never seen the fish from this angle. lol, nice!!! Would you mind if I use this pic in the future for an update on the monster catfish sticky? Sorry to get off track. If you have more pics and the OP is ok with it please post them up! This is a real chance for us to learn as it is rare to see one this size!!! Pics from baby to adult would be more than awesome!

Yes, its a Leeri actually. I'll try to find more pics of it. Hopefully i have them with my friends. I do take pics of them from time to time. Not too often. But since i got to know MFK, gonna do it more often if time permits.

Yes, u may use this pic or any that i may post in the future.