My new giraffe catfish

[shawy]

Here he is.

 

[CFC]

Nice looking fish, is a bit on the thin side though make sure you give it pleanty of high protein food to fatten it up quick, the JMC brand catfsih pellets are very good for getting a bit of bulk onto newly purchased fish.

 

[shawy]

At the moment I have bloodworm cockle and algae pellets from hikari

 

[the skunk]

nice looking fish

 

[Vip]

Very nice catfish, how big do they get? CFC you have those dont you?

 

[CFC]

Nooo, not me. I have a rule about not keeping fish which grow much over 2 feet as i feel that is the largest size that can be maintained in a home aquarium. Fish that grow to 3 or 4 feet should not be imported IMO as i beleive that very few people if any can actually care for them, i should imagine the number of people in the world with 16 foot+ long tanks or indoor tropical ponds at home can be counted in the low hundreds.

 

[HotStuffGal]

Thats a really good looking Fish! But He's A Lil skinny

 

[appleblossom]

Congrats Shawy he's gorgeous!

Slightly concerned about CFC's comments though...how big do they grow?

 

[Lexxa]

lmao!!! and he really does look like a giraffe!!!!! thats cool, have u thought of a name yet, maybe call him safari!!!!!! that name would suit him 4 sure!!!

 

[juliethegr8t]

Here is a full grown one, on his way to becoming dinner, according to Planet Catfish!!

Max Size: 30" .... Eek! Now that is a fish who needs a whole river to itself.

 

[EvilPodAE]

Holy crap lol... What are you going to do with him once he gets that big?

 

[appleblossom]

!!!!!!!!!!!

That thing is huge!!!!
Start saving for a new tank now shawy!!

 

[shawy]

I dont think it will get that big in an aquarium

 

[LadyMinion]

I dont think it will get that big in an aquarium

Probably not, but that would be because of stunting. You really need to make sure you can accomodate this fish at it's largest. One of my lfs's has one in a 2000 gallon display tank and it's still not really roomy enough.

I gather the lfs didn't bother to explain how enormous they get.... what a surprise.

One of the members here (Clare) has one - hopefully she'll spot this topic and give you some advice.

 

[CFC]

I dont think it will get that big in an aquarium

Given a good diet and water quallity there is no reason why your catfish wont reach its maximum size, as said the only reason for it not to grow to full potential is stunting due to incorrect care, which will not only keep the fish smaller but will also seriously shorten its life span, a large fish like this should live for 20+ years.