salmon cat!

[Capo]

hey, i would just like to say i purchased my first salmon cat/fork tailed cat (well thats what we call em, may be some other name) hes about 7" long so far and looks real nice.
If anyone has any info/past experiences with them that'd be cool if you could share them!

 

[Pout]

KEWl they are nice fish.
Good luck

pout

 

[Capo]

yeah hes pretty cool, its an aussie native tank. I dont see many in LFS here, but today when i saw him i had to snap him up!

 

[Capo]

oh yeah they are also known as blue catfish i think!

 

[guppy]

I found a little, there are two listed the Arius graeffei which reaches 50cm, and the Arius leptapsis which gets bigger, (from 52- 80 cm., depending on which source you look at), the leptapsis has a more rounded head. They are easy keepers liking small gravel and no sharp objects, they both tolerate temps from 20 -32 degrees C., pH fron 6.8-8.5, dgH from 4-25, full fresh water to full sea water, and eat anything from detritus and soft plants, to prawns, small fish, and even fruit like plums and strawberries. They are reported as good aquarium cats because they cruise during the day instead of hiding. here is a pic by Johnny Jensen of the A. graeffei, and then one of the A. leptapsis from the Aquarium of Isreal.

 

[Capo]

definately a graffei!
Hes a cool fish, looks like a shark haha

 

[ice-dragon]

yea i have one of those... mine was wild caught from the local canal

 

[Steve_89]

They are cool cats. They are awesome in schools.