Channel Cat

ME · Post by ME » 17 Mar 2004, 00:06

How big do channel cats get

, and i was thinking of making a pond but I need to size up how big it should be.

Post by **Silurus** » 17 Mar 2004, 00:20

About 28".

wizkidd26 · Post by **wizkidd26** » 18 Mar 2004, 21:00

28 "? No sirree bob. I've sucessfully raised two past 36" in a 500 gallon tank (a bit tight though) but they died when the pump that filtered the tank short-circuited in the water. (They were electrocuted). But the majority of them do die at smaller sizes from natural causes. For the most part, if you raise them in a pond, they can get quite large. In the tank, the same thing goes, but they tend to get a bit "frisky" when they get cramped. So a long and wide (height doesnt really matter as long as there is at least 18" of water over them) tank is recommended to get the best out of them. To make your catfish happy, I would suggest you make the pond as big as you possibly can. I like to compare it as humans to houses. Would you like a small, cramped house or one huge kick a$$ house? Same goes for these fish.

Thelonious · Post by **Thelonious** » 03 May 2004, 19:19

Ive Read They Can Get About 4 Feet In Length.

Wood · Post by **Wood** » 03 May 2004, 20:18

Well I have not seen Silirus wrong, But I have seen channel cats 4 feet long!! I have a picture of a 3.6 foot one I caught. Good luck.

lilobitrice14 · Post by **lilobitrice14** » 27 Jul 2004, 16:03

They can get up to 5 feet maybe 6 feet.We have em here in ohio in the channels.

Wood · Post by **Wood** » 27 Jul 2004, 22:43

Wow. Thanks for verifying that. I thought so!

That was a long time between posts on this subject.

lilobitrice14 · Post by **lilobitrice14** » 28 Jul 2004, 20:30

If you walk on the telephone poles above the channels,you look down and see some channel cats like 5 feet long kinda scares me and i've been walking on them for 3 years.