| No. | All keepers listed by when they started keeping this species. The longest an individual has been kept is 25 years, 1 months. |
| 1 | arapaimag (k: 5) since 1988-07-15 to 2013-08-21, that's 25 years, 1 months |
| 2 | Foster9011 since 2006-10-08 to 2009-04-08, that's 2 years, 6 months; who writes, "My favorite catfish ever. Mine is 9 inches and growing quickly. Tankmate: 13 inch Red Tiger Oscar named "Turbo", and 2 10 inch common plecos." |
| 3 | arapaima since 2007-03-01 to 2009-03-01, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 4 | mikelouth since 2007-04-12 to 2009-04-12, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 5 | lazymf since 2007-04-19 to 2009-04-19, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 6 | Attu since 2007-04-27 to 2009-04-27, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 7 | Freakdaddy since 2007-05-16 to 2009-05-16, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 8 | Occellatus since 2007-05-21 to 2009-05-21, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 9 | Osiris since 2007-07-31 to 2009-07-31, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 10 | jvancan since 2007-11-22 to 2009-11-22, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 11 | kntrygrl4lyfe since 2008-01-22 to 2010-01-22, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 12 | jiapei since 2008-05-23 to 2010-05-23, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 13 | MADRacing since 2008-06-26 to 2012-12-28, that's 4 years, 6 months |
| 14 | tezr (k: 2) since 2008-08-12 to 2011-05-29, that's 2 years, 9 months |
| 15 | Fbertrand since 2008-10-25 to 2021-03-10, that's 12 years, 4 months |
| 16 | smegforbrains since 2008-11-26 to 2010-11-26, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 17 | too<many>tanks since 2009-01-27 to 2011-01-27, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 18 | necrocanis (k: 2) since 2009-04-01 to 2011-04-01, that's 2 years, 0 months; who writes, "I just got this fish today. He's doing well in my 75 gal growout. Soon he will move to the 350, and from there to the 4000." |
| 19 | ndcp18 since 2009-09-15 to 2011-09-15, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 20 | magnar33 since 2009-11-29 to 2011-11-29, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 21 | Djthomas since 2010-01-23 to 2014-09-16, that's 4 years, 7 months |
| 22 | danny.450 since 2010-01-31 to 2012-01-31, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 23 | coelacanth since 2010-02-25 to 2015-03-23, that's 5 years, 0 months |
| 24 | fleahound since 2010-03-10 to 2012-03-10, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 25 | Hikarixz since 2010-03-12 to 2012-03-12, that's 2 years, 0 months; who writes, "My favorite Doradidae catfish." |
| 26 | richb since 2010-07-20 to 2016-08-23, that's 6 years, 1 months; who writes, "Acquired when a local fish store closed. They had him in a 1000 gallon tank. I got the tank but don't have it set up yet. The fish is in a 360 and looks enormous in there. Eats frozen thawed silversides, pellets, krill...you name it, the fish eats it." |
| 27 | markhinch (p: 2) since 2010-08-17 to 2012-08-17, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 28 | robb harriston since 2010-10-29 to 2012-10-29, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 29 | kp90 (k: 6) since 2011-02-23 to 2014-06-01, that's 3 years, 3 months |
| 30 | Decker504 since 2011-08-31 to 2013-08-31, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 31 | capester since 2011-09-09 to 2013-09-09, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 32 | Armadillo Del Rio since 2011-11-28 to 2013-11-28, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 33 | 2poc since 2012-01-15 to 2013-03-06, that's 1 years, 1 months |
| 34 | slimrs since 2012-05-28 to 2014-05-28, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 35 | redtigrinus since 2012-06-14 to 2014-06-17, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 36 | maximus1974 (k: 4) since 2012-07-22 to 2014-07-22, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 37 | Pcpolo111 since 2012-10-23 to 2014-10-23, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 38 | MeglaAlex since 2012-12-04 to 2014-12-04, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 39 | TheFishGuy since 2013-03-22 to 2015-03-22, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 40 | miguel mitchel since 2013-04-21 to 2015-04-29, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 41 | festaedan (k: 2) since 2014-02-08 to 2016-02-10, that's 2 years, 0 months; who writes, "Very shy catfish that loves food" |
| 42 | oldfish (k: 3) since 2014-08-10 to 2021-01-26, that's 6 years, 5 months; who writes, "Tank at 71 F great cat that never misses any meals" |
| 43 | TheBobbyVee since 2014-10-23 to 2018-09-04, that's 3 years, 10 months |
| 44 | CoryCatfish1212 since 2016-01-18 to 2018-01-18, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 45 | Hrothgar Sørensen (p: 2) since 2017-04-19 to 2019-04-20, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 46 | AquaAlex since 2018-09-28 to 2020-09-28, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 47 | Rpul since 2019-02-01 to 2021-02-01, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 48 | d3n2 (k: 3) since 2019-02-03 to 2022-08-12, that's 3 years, 6 months |
| 49 | qui2424 since 2020-10-24 to 2022-10-24, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 50 | Fishmandavew since 2022-06-28 to 2024-06-28, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 51 | Redrain (k: 2) since 2022-07-01 to 2024-07-01, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 52 | Aomii since 2023-01-23 to 2024-11-23, that's 1 years, 10 months |
| 53 | BarackYomama since 2023-04-27 to 2024-11-23, that's 1 years, 6 months |
| 54 | N_F_S since 2024-04-04 to 2024-11-23, that's 0 years, 7 months |
