Wels catfish

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ritchie the restriction was passed in 1996 or 1997 (may have been a little more recently) I think - certainly a while back -- I had one for 8 years in a tank and kept it at 3ft, so not too difficult to keep really - that said I do have a 19x15 x 4 pond !

carl
 
they never were delived !!!! aparently out of the 4 one was eaten and then 3 others went belly up !!! --- give it a couple of weeks though :-)

carl
 
lophius said:
yep I'll take that ---

Cost - I don't mind telling you - especially as they are sooooo cheap - $35 for the normal coloured and $50 for the albino ---- I shall take some pics as soon as i pick em up.

carl
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!

U LUCKY BASTARD!!!!

I wish I could get more. the ones I had got internal parasites, ate well but died eventually.
 
gives a whole new meaning to here fishy fishy fishy :hitting:
 
I have been trying to find them for years with no luck. Anyone who gets them, please let me know. Very interested in finding them. Especially the yellow variety. Thanks.

Ted

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i wouldn't want one i believe there are limits to what should be kept in captivity and a rtc is already pushin it
 
Got to keep them in a pond don’t even think about a tank don’t need heat. I have fished for them in the uk they tend to be around the 20-30 lb here but I know 2 lakes near me that they are 50lb the uk record was 62lb but since people were importing them illegally into the uk the record has been put on hold I know of 1 lake that has a 100lb in but I know for certain it’s a French fish the big ones rod caught come from Spain and France the record weighed 202 pounds. There is a rumour that in southern Russia. It may grow to 640 pounds. in the Russian lakes where the commercial trawling vessels cannot fish; the local anglers use baby pigs for bait. No record is listed. Here is me with a modest 25lb er even at that size it would need a huge tank and they grow fast a friend of mine got a small one and had it in a holding tank with some Orfe it ate all the Orfe and grew to 10lb within two years. The amount these fish can eat I caught this one on ½ a tin of canned meat that’s a bate about 4” cubed. This fish sells for a very high price (GBP25 per lb for a single figure fish rising to GBP40 per lb for a 30lb fish). It is illegal to import catfish into this country, except for the aquarium trade, or for use as brood fish.

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Would love to find a couple to stock in my roomates stock pond at his ranch, cold temperature tolerant = wild fishing seasons to come :)
 
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