Bagarius rutilus-
10"-
6.5", as you can see, the orange isn't as apparent when she was young. The orange started coming in at about 9-10" or so. I actually swore up and down that this fish was the dwarf species that we call B. bagarius because of the lack of orange.
Ictalurus furcatus-
Please remove the old pictures that I previously donated of this species. They don't accurately reflect my current photography skills and I'm worried that they'll make me look bad. Please feel free to pick and choose from the following images.
I had this fish in tropical temps and it turned out to be incredibly aggressive, shredding my Goliath tigerfish, goonch, juruense and my black arowana. I had to return her to the farm from which I bought her. Well, her behavior was functionally equivalent to aggression, but in reality I think she was just biting anything organic. Regardless of the reason though, she was the bitey-est fish I've ever kept.
She loved being in the powerful current that I have for my tigerfish. I have a battery of powerheads pushing 8000 gph and she habitually parked herself right in front of the powerheads and would cruise with the tiger when she wasn't harassing everyone else in the tank. I was quite impressed with the sheer power of her swimming ability.
I'd sum this fish up as having the appetite and friendly (to people) personality of a RTC, the attitude of a Jau and the activity level of an ID shark. All in all an absolutely wonderful fish, but terrible in a tropical community. I'd like to try again in a temperate community or with one as a solo specimen. It might be worth trying again with one that is much smaller than the terribly expensive fish I was trying to cohab it with.
