Bagarius suchus

Post by **Silurus** » 18 May 2005, 02:35

One of the rarer species. This was among my new acquisitions. Hopefully this one won't grow too quick.

natefrog · Post by **natefrog** » 18 May 2005, 08:59

That is the oddest, most beautiful, strange bagrid I have seen. I wonder what the adaptive signifigence of the heavy barbels is. How large do they get?

Post by **Silurus** » 18 May 2005, 11:38

Bagarius is not a bagrid...it's a sisorid. Many sisorids have a flap of skin on the posterior edge of the maxillary barbel, probably to assist the fish in holding the barbels out against the current. This species will grow to 70 cm SL (that's 28").

natefrog · Post by **natefrog** » 19 May 2005, 07:52

Thanks for the clarification. The support for current seems a plausible explaination.

fishman33437 · Post by **fishman33437** » 07 Feb 2006, 04:25

Its been 8 months.... how fast has it grown? I just had a B. yarelli shipped in and is currently alone in a 125g. Im wondering how long until he needs to go in my 240 or 400.

limz_777 · Post by **limz_777** » 02 Apr 2006, 14:44

any suggestion for a similar tankmate? perhaps only same species?

waterlife · Post by **waterlife** » 04 Apr 2006, 03:48

Very nice yarelli. Hope it gets HUGE. Lol...

Bagarius suchus

Bagarius suchus

Bagarius yarelli