what catfish

soxley2k · Post by **soxley2k** » 26 Aug 2006, 21:38

i have just brought a nice cat fish to put in with my oscors,parrot and plecos in my 450l tank it did have the name on it when i brought it but cant remember it for the life of me can any one help here is a pic of it

Post by **medaka** » 26 Aug 2006, 21:47

Also see
CoTM June 2000

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 26 Aug 2006, 21:49

Looks to be

soxley2k · Post by **soxley2k** » 26 Aug 2006, 22:21

thanks u guys know ur stuff

soxley2k · Post by **soxley2k** » 26 Aug 2006, 22:29

i have just read up on it and it says it should be kept alone as its a preditor is this true as its in a tank with 2 oscors, 3 differnt size plecos, and 2 parrot fish. the fish shop did say it would be ok in the same tank

Mike_Noren · Post by **Mike_Noren** » 27 Aug 2006, 01:57

Umm... is the size in the Cat-eLog really accurate? C. batrachus grows to _one meter_ in size?

Post by **Silurus** » 27 Aug 2006, 01:59

Mike_Noren wrote:Umm... is the size in the Cat-eLog really accurate?

No.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8119

soxley2k · Post by **soxley2k** » 27 Aug 2006, 08:53

shop did say they have been know to grow 1m long but i would think that in the wild the one i got is only about 7" in a 4ftx2ftx2ft tank.
is there any risk to the other fish.

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 27 Aug 2006, 12:26

Anything less than 2/3 its' own size can get eaten.....so yes there's a risk.

Clarias can eat anything

but they taste really exquise themselves too, so in a very ironic way it makes sense

CatfishHunterSB · Post by **CatfishHunterSB** » 20 Dec 2006, 06:35

How is your Clarias batrachus doing? Did you end up leaving it in the same tank?