Tandanus Catfish

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Lord Gaz

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Jul 17, 2006
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I was just wondering, how big they actually get? I've seen them or something very similar to them at the Sydney Aquarium in Australia and they're something like 30cm+ long! Mine's only about 12cm, and i've had him for awhile but was always kept in a small tank. Now i'm moving him to another 2ft with lesser fish than the one he's already in, and hoping he'll grow bigger!

And is it normal for them to be so active? I've had him before in the smaller tank, and he's always lying about, but then i moved him to one of the 2ft already set up and he's swimming crazy!
 
Once again i have 2 juvinals around 3cm and 5cm, as you stated they are very active and not shy at all (kinda annoying cause they swim up to my hand and i'm kinda worried about being pricked by the spines (as i am sure you know, they are venomous))

I have caught 1 35cm fellow and had one of equal size in with the 3 big golden perch (the catfish is also deceased). I've asked a friend the biggest he's caught and it was 50cm+
As well i've heard they got too about 90cm but the biggest i've heard of was only 65cm.

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