Upside Down Catfish

[fishcrazy55]

well i have had my upside down catfish for about 6 months now and he was so small when i got him and now he is huge!!!he always is in his castle and won't let anyone in it...i mean we are talkin about 3-4 in.!!!
he is like pure black all the way down with very small silver dots every now and then.He swim upside down so... Is he not and upside down cat or is that just how big they get??? p.s. i can get a pic if i need to

 

[Fishy412]

oh snap. get rid of that thing as soon as possible. its gonna get to a foot and eat anything it can. i'll post up the pc link in a few minutes when i remember the scientific name. i wanted one and looked it up a while ago. theyre bad news unless you have a huge aggressive tank.


EDIT- found it. mystus leucophasis. http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...p?species_id=21