On owning an Electric catfish

[Bogwoodbruce]

One of my LFS had one of these in that was pushing 18".

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Another LFS had one at 3" for £8. It said on the label that they can reach 10".

 

[pirarucu319]

how many Volt(V)/Current(A) this fish can produce??
is it enough to someone got major injury due to electric shock??
anyone??
anybody get shock before??
ANCIENT MONSTER RULEZ

 

[necrocanis]

GMAN had one for a long time. I don't think he had too much of a problem with electrical shock, but definitely will have to be kept alone. They can grow to 3' in the wild and weigh over 50 lbs. That said from owners I have talked with in the past they seem to grow relatively slow for how big they can get. I'd say you'd be lucky to get one up to 2' mark. Good luck!

 

[Mystix212]

In public aquaria, they have been known to exceed lengths of 6 feet.
A 2.5 footer would most likely seriously injure a small child. A 3 footer may even kill adults with weaker than average hearts.

Unless you plan on a tank the magnitude of jonhptc's, I STRONGLY recommend that you leave these alone.

 

[malawi haps]

You can get rubber gloves that go up to your armpit at agriculture stores that would helpwhen cleaning.Species only is a must look at all the ones in the public aquariums thaey are always alone or with the same species as their self.

 

[TLkmDN]

GOOD LUCK! i wouldnt do it though. freaking crazyyyy

 

[cooldude123]

u have 2 love a fish that can ATLEAST knock u on ur butt

 

[Dreamsofpeace54]

i've been shocked! lol

had them at a lfs i used to work at, after closing we all took turns touching it. Im not gonna lie, i did it more than once. He was around 8-9 inches.

 

[gomezladdams]

Mine about 5 inches,Ive been careful and havent been shocked.He has fried and ate any fish I put in with him.I keep some applesnails with him and he hasnt hurt them.Someone on this forum has kept synodontis cats with his electric cats and says they seem to be immune to the shocks.