White Catfish

[Oddball]

You have no idea. They swim like an iridescent shark, eat like a red tail catfish and are very bitey when kept in tropical temps. They LOVE current, too. When kept at 68-72*, they're much more manageable.

They have an incredibly winning personality though. Very alert and aware. Not really afraid of anything. I love the cobalt blue color of them, too. I really want to try one again some day when I have to means to give it the specialized attention it needs.

Here's my old girl Marilyn-

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And they rip your hands up when noodling for them.

 

[Chicxulub]

And they rip your hands up when noodling for them.

I REALLY believe that! Every one I've dealt with both fishing and in aquaria has had extremely powerful jaws and noticeably sharper teeth than a channel cat. I think these guys are much more of an active predator than either the opportunistic channel cat or the ambush hunting flathead.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Well Viktor, I didn't realize that the cat-e-log was missing good, in-tank shots of a white cat. I'll see if I can rectify that like I did with the blues!

That'd be wonderful of you, Rob.

It looks like Black Bullheads have the ability to get fairly large too...
If anyone knows of any good South American/Asian catfish that are good to keep, speak up

I don't know of a bad 6"+ SA or Asian or NA catfish to keep I think you have to narrow down your parameters to more, much, much more than a cut-off size and continents, bro

 

[crypticmonk]

I don't know of a bad 6"+ SA or Asian or NA catfish to keep I think you have to narrow down your parameters to more, much, much more than a cut-off size and continents, bro

hahaha...yeah I guess so
Ok, well I guess it just seems like most of the catfish out there are like plecos, corydoras, etc. If you do see something else it's either really small or an RTC. I love really bulky catfish with the whole broad head, large mouth thing (like bullheads, blue/white catfish...). I guess I'm not really looking for anything super specific. Like I said in the beginning, I'm mostly looking for alternatives to rtc's. I've seen these in pet stores and was like, "That would be cool to have one of those," but later found out about their insane size.
So basically a catfish that actually looks like a catfish and gets large, but not gigantic. Interpret that as you will...

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/family.php?family_id=15

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/family.php?family_id=30

You can browse though these two catfish families, Pimelodidae and Heptapteridae. They both look Pim like. Then see which ones of the ones you like can be available to you.

E.g., something to consider is this genus -- Aguarunichthys -- strong, muscular cats that do not exceed 1'-1.5': http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/genus.php?genus_id=203#2116

 

[crypticmonk]

Alright, thanks!

 

[FASTLANE]

I catch them all the time fishing in the Hudson River. Strictly catch and release but one thing I like about them is how strong they are. I've caught some big ones in there.
This is one my son caught


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[crypticmonk]

Nice!

 

[bigpac]

One day I plan to do a pond of all fish I catch at local lakes but here's why lol easier to catch a big one than wait and grow one pretty sure this is a channel but not sure I caught it in lake havasu city az and in comparison I'm 5'10

 

[Chicxulub]

OP, look up the fish that's known as a sun cat or eclipse cat; they're the same thing. Those might be right up your alley.

I'd post a link but I'm on my phone

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