Silurus glanis...overdue upgrade
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Love the catfish, love the man cave even more!
How about we marrying?
Love the catfish, love the man cave even more!
How about we marrying?
Anything under the kitchen sink...kens floating cichlid 7.5mm, kens sinking krill 9mm, kens super color sinking 3mm, massivore
And any off brand pellet floating or sinking. Any kind of frozen/prepared/cut fish and live fish i tire of just for my personal entertainment lol. He'll eat anything i throw in his gullet and yes he hand feeds
. He also prefers temps 76-78degrees contrary to popular belief. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using MonsterAquariaNetworky App
How do i figure thats what he likes or how do i figure keeping them unheated/as a coldwater species is popular belief lol? Ive had this specimen in particular for 2yrs and also 3 other reg. Wels for around a year before they canabolised or succumb to extreme ich from cold temps. All 4 of them broke out with ich every time the temps dropped below 70-72 degrees. My current albino shuts down feeding in cooler temps and shows ich spots almost immediatly. Soon as the temps raise back above 76 the ich goes away and he begins begging for food 24/7 as i deem "normal". My theories for this could be location there coming in from. If their farmed in spain or somewhere warm as opposed to coming in from europe where they actually are a cold water native species. Most of the larger ones these days are caught in the rio ebro and the european ones seem to be smaller. Not in all cases of course but warmer temps can yield larger fish due to metabolism and a longer period to feed heavy during the year. Just a guess, i know theres some members with wels outdoors but again they may be euros.
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Cool. I wondering if mackerel was alright as a daily staple since they are saltwater. I read wels ventures into brackish anyway, so it's presumably okay.
I feed saltwater fish fillets no prob...hes also eaten squid so id say saltwater fish are fine to use in a mixed diet. Funny you say they venture into brackish water because ive had ill effects with using salt on these cats. Imo they have very sensitive skin and you can burn them with salt pretty easily. This may not be every case of couse...just my own observation.
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...Ive had this specimen in particular for 2yrs and also 3 other reg. Wels for around a year before they canabolised or succumb to extreme ich from cold temps. All 4 of them broke out with ich every time the temps dropped below 70-72 degrees.
***Right, I remember that now. You described it somewhere here.
My current albino shuts down feeding in cooler temps and shows ich spots almost immediatly. Soon as the temps raise back above 76 the ich goes away and he begins begging for food 24/7 as i deem "normal".
***Right, I remember that now too. Sorry.
My theories for this could be location there coming in from.
***These observations are very hard to rationalize for me too. It's easy to criticize yours but I have nothing much sensible else atm to offer as an alternative. The only thought I am having is that perhaps, it is not wels you got but a very close (sub?)tropical relative and a look-alike. I know, I know. I'd not dare to challenge Wesley Wong aka Fugupuff and you, Wednesday on the ID. I just don't know how else to explain what you observe.
If their farmed in spain or somewhere warm as opposed to coming in from europe where they actually are a cold water native species.
***Spain lies, needless to say, in Europe. The wels range of temps is ~ as wide as it gets. Sure temps above 80-85 F (e.g., summer in lower Volga, southern Russia, Kazakhstan, etc.) are hard on them in the wild, I'd think, and the wels seek out deep cool pools... but as far as the low range - no problem even being for 7 months under ice in Siberia. It's in their DNA, I'd think, no matter where they have been raised. Anyone knows different???
Most of the larger ones these days are caught in the rio ebro and the european ones seem to be smaller.
***I didn't know there was a distinction between those in Ebro and those throughout the rest of Eurasia. Can you elaborate please where this is coming from? BTW, I've read in Ebro the Spaniards feed their wels by ~ truckloads of food... to grow their fishing tourism.
***Right, I remember that now. You described it somewhere here.
My current albino shuts down feeding in cooler temps and shows ich spots almost immediatly. Soon as the temps raise back above 76 the ich goes away and he begins begging for food 24/7 as i deem "normal".
***Right, I remember that now too. Sorry.
My theories for this could be location there coming in from.
***These observations are very hard to rationalize for me too. It's easy to criticize yours but I have nothing much sensible else atm to offer as an alternative. The only thought I am having is that perhaps, it is not wels you got but a very close (sub?)tropical relative and a look-alike. I know, I know. I'd not dare to challenge Wesley Wong aka Fugupuff and you, Wednesday on the ID. I just don't know how else to explain what you observe.
If their farmed in spain or somewhere warm as opposed to coming in from europe where they actually are a cold water native species.
***Spain lies, needless to say, in Europe. The wels range of temps is ~ as wide as it gets. Sure temps above 80-85 F (e.g., summer in lower Volga, southern Russia, Kazakhstan, etc.) are hard on them in the wild, I'd think, and the wels seek out deep cool pools... but as far as the low range - no problem even being for 7 months under ice in Siberia. It's in their DNA, I'd think, no matter where they have been raised. Anyone knows different???
Most of the larger ones these days are caught in the rio ebro and the european ones seem to be smaller.
***I didn't know there was a distinction between those in Ebro and those throughout the rest of Eurasia. Can you elaborate please where this is coming from? BTW, I've read in Ebro the Spaniards feed their wels by ~ truckloads of food... to grow their fishing tourism.
