Very true. Anyone collecting from the wild is well advised to get a list of protected species from the Conservation Department or DNR and familiarize themsevles with it before collecting. Sometimes the species are on the list due to a limited and threatened habitat but has a heavy population where ...

To those interested in American Native catfish,
I offer the Stonecat and the Tadpole Madtom for sale through my website, "http://www.btdarters.com". I have found them both to be easy to keep in the aquarium, as long as you keep them with fish that are too small to fit in their mouths.

I always ...

I'm not so sure about the easier-to-catch. It depends on the technique used. I seine riffles mostly, or dipnet shallow pools in the middle of the night with the help of a spotlight. I seldom come up with any catfish other than madtoms this way, and have yet to be "skunked" if there is a population ...

True. But they are easy to catch. I've always thought some of the hardier madtoms would be a good seller in pet stores if they were available.

I've never seen a bullhead in a fishstore, and very few fiddler cats. Where are the folks here getting those?

This looks like an interesting site. I have a couple of aquariums and keep fish native to North America, including several species of madtom. Currently I have Slender Madtoms, Tadpole Madtoms, Stonecats, and one Brindled Madtom.

I've noticed most of the North American catfish discussion here is ...