Favorite Catfish in your tank?

KSUpilot · Post by **KSUpilot** » 05 Jun 2007, 00:30

Not sure if this has been asked before, but out of all of the catfish that you own, which one is your favorite?

In my tank I have 1 Otto, 1 Pictus, 1 we're still trying to ID, 1 upside down, and 3 Ghosts.

I have to say the Ghosts are my favorite, as they are the most active and the most interesting looking.
The others kinda all eat when they want to. But each morning when I first pop the light on, the Ghosts immediately swim up to my filter's current and wait for me to drop the flakes in.
It is also amazing the size of flakes these guys can consume. I have dropped some in that I was about to scoop out because they were sometimes 2x the size of the Ghost's mouths. No problem for them!

ali12345 · Post by **ali12345** » 05 Jun 2007, 09:34

My favourite has to be my midnight catfish. They come out in the evening regularly now for food and I still can't get over how much they have grown. They have that shark like charge and turn swimming motion. I have 5 and if I ever see any I will buy some more.
But of course it is a difficult choice - I love my talking cats, my woodcats, my elderly synos, my mystus too.
Alison

bnalbino · Post by **bnalbino** » 05 Jun 2007, 10:30

Royal Whiptails

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 05 Jun 2007, 11:35

I've got too many to have a single favourite. Often it's the "new ones" - simply because you already had the other ones.

E.g. my hoplo cats that I bought shortly before christmas. Saw them about 30 seconds a day for the first week or so, then they realized that it was OK in the new tank, and came out when fed - now you can't miss them in the tank (ok, so you don't always see all three at once, but they are always looking for something to eat somewhere).

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Mats

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 05 Jun 2007, 11:39

at the moment.

Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 05 Jun 2007, 12:57

My baby S.Granulosus, especially as they're now in with all the other tanganyikan synos & their interaction is fascinating.

Or maybe my new L.Oncinus in the other tank....

Or my Euchilichthys in the other tank....

Oh i dunno!

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 05 Jun 2007, 15:17

Mine is my two . However, if you asked me what catfish I identify with, it's my avatar, .

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 05 Jun 2007, 16:02

my current list of catfishes at home is ridiculously low....

I've only got 4 species

; 2 groups of Syno's, 1 group of P typus and a lone Ancistrus sp.
at work I can add another 3 in my tanks: S petricola from Burundi, Ancistrus sp L144 and Ancistrus sp 3 ("A domesticus"). that's about it.

my two favourites are included: the granny and P typus.

I'm still looking for Chrysichthys sianenna; if I can get it it's gonna be included in most favorite cats

Iwona · Post by **Iwona** » 05 Jun 2007, 18:44

My all-time number one favourite catfish is Heteropneustes fossilis
Number two is Agamyxis pectinifrons

daniel60 · Post by **daniel60** » 05 Jun 2007, 19:14

Driftwood cats, of course - but there's something about Hyalobagrus flavus and Erethistes pusillus:

hfjacinto · Post by **hfjacinto** » 05 Jun 2007, 20:42

Peckotelia Sabaji and a veil tail ancistrus (have no idea what the scientific mane is)

But I also like Pardalis and plain bushy noses also.

Heck I even like corydoras aneus and octocinclus.

I guess all are my favorite.

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 05 Jun 2007, 21:16

My have just spawned, so i'll have to say those.

But then again my are pretty cool too......

.

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » 06 Jun 2007, 18:50

My favorites wander around as I see new things or rediscover old ones. If I was setting up a tank right now I might do a species tank with a school of debauwi cats

[Mod edit: use persistant link for P. debauwi --Mats]

KSUpilot · Post by **KSUpilot** » 06 Jun 2007, 20:47

I'm thinking about doing a species tank one time when I am at school. I'm restricted on space, so a small 10 gallon of Ghosts might not be such a bad idea.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 06 Jun 2007, 23:14

KSUpilot wrote: Ghosts

Which species do you mean? I know of the Phantom catfish . Is this the same as the species you name Ghost?

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 07 Jun 2007, 00:43

I think KSUpilot was talking about referenced in Andrews post.

grokefish · Post by **grokefish** » 27 Jun 2007, 14:08

My favorite catfish has to be.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUSOPgFvRd8
The Grokefish!!!

Or Trachycorystes Trachycorystes

hellocatfish · Post by **hellocatfish** » 05 Jul 2007, 08:00

Out of my stock, Corydoras Panda without a doubt. Something about their markings is soothing and hypnotizing to me and mine are so bold and active.

Tom88 · Post by **Tom88** » 05 Jul 2007, 14:59

My Synodontis Frontusus. He is too cool!! Super fun to watch.

grokefish · Post by **grokefish** » 05 Jul 2007, 17:02

Actually my favorite catfish of all time is the spotted dora.

Kattes · Post by **Kattes** » 12 Jul 2007, 12:35

Liosomadoras oncinus by far. I have 4 of them and 6 more are on the way. They're pretty rare in this corner of the world. They're everything I love in a catfish: big mouthed, greedy and beautiful in a very catfishian way. They're a lot louder than any doradid I've ever had, and since the tank is one feet away from my bed I do get plenty of those lovely midnight sonatas.. They also seem to be somewhat social and they all used to sleep in a big pile under a mangrove branch. Now they're actually divided into two pairs since the bigger ones moved to a coconut in the another corner. They seem to spawn, but so far all the eggs have been eaten due to my sleeping habits.. It's also unknown if the eggs have actually been fertilized. Hopely some day I get to raise some of these lovely cats.

Redfish · Post by **Redfish** » 20 Jul 2007, 22:28

I'd have to say my favorite catfish in my tank would be my peppered corydoras. I call him Jamie

Corydoras have always been my favorite species.

taksan · Post by **taksan** » 21 Jul 2007, 03:38

My Tigrinus (s) they just rock my world !

Redfish · Post by **Redfish** » 21 Jul 2007, 16:37

I used to have some Panda Corydoras as well. They were adorable.

yellowcat · Post by **yellowcat** » 24 Jul 2007, 21:12

My speciality is keeping pseudopimelodids and of them my fave is my large cephalosilirus fowleri. At 14", a huge beast that rules my biggest tank and exudes confidence, she knows she's big and bad and her tankmates are often reminded of who's in charge...