sorry Silurus..this isn't a yellow bullhead. Look closely at it's features. It has the features of a black bullhead, though it's a little off-color.

as far as catching madtoms with a minnow trap, I never had much luck with this. The minnow trap is fattest in its middle, so when you sit it in the stream bed the "lip" isn't parallel with the bottom. What I do is dig a small depression and sit the body of the minnow trap in while the lip of both ...

has anyone here kept these? They are way cool, especially the bagre- it looks like a pangasius santiswongi. I've kept dozens of different cats, but as for appearance and behavior, the bagre marinus is the best. It just happens to grow to 2-3 feet. I obtained mine from an estuary in deep south texas ...

I can agree with the stated reasons why american catfish haven't made more of a splash in the aquarium hobby. In my state (ohio) the law prohibits you from being able to collect and keep local catfish, or sell them. I suspect that this law goes largely uninforced. You're allowed to catch and eat ...

I bought a "marbled catfish" recently. I can't tell if it is a leiarius pictus/marmoratus or if it is a perunicthys perruno. It seems to have a sailfin like the L.pictus, but not a big enough one. It's dorsal fin is arching and rounded and has about 12 or 14 rays. It is not spotted but "marbled". It ...