Clarias

The.Dark.One · Post by **The.Dark.One** » 20 May 2012, 20:14

I've put this in the Asia section but appreciate it could be an African fish. Anyone take a stab at the ID?

Post by **Silurus** » 20 May 2012, 23:22

This is an African species, most likely .

The.Dark.One · Post by **The.Dark.One** » 21 May 2012, 09:58

Thanks

The.Dark.One · Post by **The.Dark.One** » 21 May 2012, 10:35

He's just posted this, not sure if this helps to confirm ID? That black band in the tail is weird.

Post by **Silurus** » 21 May 2012, 10:44

The.Dark.One wrote:That black band in the tail is weird.

Unusual, but not unknown in C. gariepinus (and many other African Clarias). It is mentioned in Teugels’ (1986) account of this species.

The.Dark.One · Post by **The.Dark.One** » 21 May 2012, 10:49

Ok, cheers for the ID, I will pass it on.

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 21 May 2012, 10:50

Nice cat

but when you buy such a thing, in time you'll have to fire up the barbie and invite the rest of the family for an 'all you can eat catfish chow"....

these things really grow big, quite a bit larger than the tankbusting TSN or Red Tail......

adult length can be between 5 or 6 feet!

luckily Clarias are quite good tasting, I've eaten hundreds.
they make a great dinner when BBQed

one of my last Clariids was a C pachynema. that's a species that doesn't outgrow a tank (30-35 cm give or take), but unfortunatey it had a lot of character

once it managed to dominate 5 adult Synodontis granulosa and 5 S njassae, i traded it to someone else.

it's not just size and toughness that make big Clarias so succesful.
they are the "Central American cichlids in the catfish world" when it comes to combining voraciousness and territorial behavior.

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