What Kind of Catfish is This??

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-11, 21:23

Still puzzled what kind of catfish this is. Hrmmm... it's currently in my 100 gallon tank, sharing it with a bunch of white clouds, and I'm guessing this catfish will grow up to become big enough to munch of the white clouds, which I don't mind if he does, considering that they were only like 20 cents each. =P

It kinda looks like a young Channel Catfish, but it doesn't have the "fork" fin-shape, like in the drawings I've been looking online. But I'm guessing it doesn't have a fork on its tail fin because it's still young... but who knows?

Maybe it's a Bullhead Catfish?

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fishNAbowl 2013-09-11, 21:57

BULLHEAD!!!! it will grow to about 16 inches ultimately & eat anything that will fit into its large mouth.

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-11, 22:48

fishNAbowl: AWESOME!! Very Happy

Well, looks like it still has lots of growing to do. I don't mind if it eats the white clouds =P circle of life, I s'pose.

Nick_87 2013-09-11, 22:56

I wouldnt be suprised if they start dissapearing real soon. My silver tip cat would eat everthing small enough as soon as the lights when out! Cool lookin lil guy. Where did ya get him?

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-11, 23:07

Nick_87: found him in Tiger Lake when we went swimming several months ago, it was under a rock (of all places) and when I got it, it was only about 1 1/2" long, and now it's about 3" long, and definitely has a mouth big enough to eat the white clouds in the tank. I'm pretty sure my white cloud numbers have dropped, because I remember buying about 200 of them in the tank, and now there's about 100 or so in there. Hahahahaha!! Very Happy

Once it gets bigger, I might just put it in a tank of its own, or eat it. I don't know. =P

anthony 2013-09-11, 23:46

He's right that fish will eat everything. You should plan on bigger tankmates if you want to keep him. It's a big tank... Time to upgrade to the big boys

fishNAbowl 2013-09-12, 00:05

anthony wrote:He's right that fish will eat everything. You should plan on bigger tankmates if you want to keep him. It's a big tank... Time to upgrade to the big boys

That Bull Head is a good start, lol!

@PokeSephiroth, the fish maybe WC but the meat will get funky being raised in captivity. vomit

LuminousAphid 2013-09-12, 00:49

Really? I would think the opposite... at least if you feed decent foods

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-12, 01:12

Interesting, yeah I was thinking that it would be better if they were tank raised since they aren't eating mucky water/mud. Alas, if I can't eat it, I will at least enjoy it while it's alive. Very Happy

Maybe cook it up, mash it, and turn it into fish food for the white clouds to enjoy. LOL!!!

DMD123 2013-09-12, 01:33

Many of the water conditioners used in the hobby specifically say not to be used for fish meant for human consumption. What is the stuff doing to our fish?

fishNAbowl 2013-09-12, 01:46

PokeSephiroth wrote:Interesting, yeah I was thinking that it would be better if they were tank raised since they aren't eating mucky water/mud. Alas, if I can't eat it, I will at least enjoy it while it's alive. :DMaybe cook it up, mash it, and turn it into fish food for the white clouds to enjoy. LOL!!!

DMD123 wrote:Many of the water conditioners used in the hobby specifically say not to be used for fish meant for human consumption. What is the stuff doing to our fish?

Doesn't this just mean the product has not been approved by the FDA for food consumption?

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-12, 02:08

Oh what? Dang. :\

**Spyral** 2013-09-12, 08:17

That is an awesome looking catfish!

LuminousAphid 2013-09-12, 13:23

I guess I didn't think about some of the chemicals that inevitably get introduced into a home tank... Someone who has a cold-water tank should do an experiment (or when Poke is sick of it, we could just catch a wild catfish of same type and size) to see if wild tastes better...

I know wild-caught salmon and other fish tastes much better than farm-raised, so it makes sense that this might correlate to hobby fish- but then again, we don't feed our fish just to grow as fast as possible like I'm sure farms do.

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-12, 14:12

Spyral wrote:That is an awesome looking catfish!

LuminousAphid wrote:I guess I didn't think about some of the chemicals that inevitably get introduced into a home tank... Someone who has a cold-water tank should do an experiment (or when Poke is sick of it, we could just catch a wild catfish of same type and size) to see if wild tastes better...

I know wild-caught salmon and other fish tastes much better than farm-raised, so it makes sense that this might correlate to hobby fish- but then again, we don't feed our fish just to grow as fast as possible like I'm sure farms do.

Thanks Spyral! It is pretty neat looking, I've never owned a catfish like this one before hehehe.

LuminousAphid: Hahahahaha, I will definitely let you know if and when I get tired of it =P perhaps when I'm down to like 3 White Clouds. =P

LuminousAphid 2013-09-12, 14:34

I think then, like you said, you should mince him up and feed him back to them! The circle of life will be complete!

Anyway he is pretty cool looking!

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-12, 14:43

LOL!!! Yeah, White Clouds being eaten by a catfish, which will then be fed back to future White Clouds.

"Yes, consume your own kind. CONSUUUUME!!!!"

DMD123 2013-09-12, 15:24

Dont eat him! Raise him out and get him some cichlid buddies.

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-12, 15:36

DMD123: .......... I hate cichlids though. Living in the Philippines for 5 years during my college years, every filipino fishkeeper is all cichlid this, cichlid that, my flowerhorn has a bigger hump on its head than yours, my arowana (although not a cichlid) is bigger than yours, oh green terror, green terror, parrot fish, blah blah blah.

I'm scarred for life. And I've vowed never to keep any cichlids of considerable size in my tanks, thankyouverymuch =P

And seriously, what is it with Filipinos and their lust for Flowerhorns and Arowanas? I just don't get it!! scratch

I'm Filipino, I don't care for them... ROFL

SiRWesDragon: Do you have a fondness for Flowerhorns or Arowanas? lol!

DMD123 2013-09-12, 15:57

PokeSephiroth wrote:I hate cichlids though

Say it isnt so! I understand the flowerhorns but 'ALL' cichlids?

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-12, 16:01

All ...cichlids...that eventually get large. And by large, I mean, anything that isn't a dwarf cichlid. =P

CrazedAce 2013-09-12, 16:25

Where did you get so many white clouds? I know World of Wet Pets in OR sells white cloud fry as feeder fish for $.25/each, but haven't seen anyone in WA have cheap ones. I've always wanted to get a 30gal and a breeding group of like 20 white clouds and just let them spawn forever!!!

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-12, 16:42

CrazedAce: Pet Town in Belfair sells em at 5 White Clouds for a dollar because they're "feeder fish". Smile

LuminousAphid 2013-09-12, 18:20

I had a white cloud that was at least 2 years old, and it was beautiful... I love how under-appreciated these fish are :PThey look awesome when older, and I'm sure even better when they're in a decent school. Mine was the only one of its kind in the tank and lived in completely the wrong temperature its whole life, but it still looked great

edit: I put it outside in a "pond" earlier in the summer so it could get some relief from the tropical temps, and I think it either jumped out or got eaten by cats/racoons

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-09-12, 18:29

I love white clouds, don't get me wrong. I just wouldn't be as butt hurt, if they were eaten since they're so affordable. If the catfish started eating neon tetras (and even if neon tetras are $1 a pop at Aquarium Co-Op) I would feel really bad, then, and would find a new home for that catfish.

That being said, white clouds are awesome to watch, especially when males start to flare their fins at one another. Smile

nick_76 2013-09-12, 19:48

PokeSephiroth wrote:All ...cichlids...that eventually get large. And by large, I mean, anything that isn't a dwarf cichlid. =P

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fishNAbowl 2013-09-14, 15:02

PokeSephiroth wrote:All ...cichlids...that eventually get large. And by large, I mean, anything that isn't a dwarf cichlid. =P

Nnnnoooooooo..... Cichlid is a type of fish out of 100's of deferent gene pools. Just like any other species there are small ones & big ones. Just like tetra, barbs, killifish, and everything else. You can find these from 3" to 3 feet, lol!

What's cool and what attracts people to cichlids usually is color, and the individual personalities that sets this species apart from all else Smile

fishNAbowl 2013-09-14, 15:09

I pulled this out of my archive of pictures. It's my only one left of one of the Speckled Bullhead Catfish I have raised. These two fish grew up together & eventually fought for territory. I ended up moving the JD only to have it die a couple days later :(Then eventually re homed the Bullhead to a friend.
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The JD is about 8 inches, the Cat fish about the same. They both picked on each other but in the end it was the JD that got the best of the Cat.

LuminousAphid 2013-09-14, 17:06

Haha awesome pic, that guy don't take no lip from no catfish!

The bullhead looks all like "OHMYGAWD WTFRUDOIN?!"

**PokeSephiroth** 2014-07-26, 03:17

Does everyone still remember this catfish that I caught a while back? It was only about 2 inches when I got it, and now he is about 10 inches in length! My goodness he has grown! I noticed him acting odd. He usually hides inside a cave, but this time, I caught him hiding in a spawning mop. Hahahaha!!

Peekaboo I see you!! :-)

I'm pretty sure he was "hiding" in there, trying to grab a black neon tetra snack. Hahahaha

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fishNAbowl 2014-07-26, 10:21

Catfish with dread locks, yeah man.

**PokeSephiroth** 2014-07-26, 10:54

LOL!!!!!! Omgosh I can't believe I never saw that!! Hahahaha too funny!!

DMD123 2014-07-26, 14:51

fishNAbowl wrote:Catfish with dread locks, yeah man.

Jamaican catfish mon

fishNAbowl 2014-07-26, 14:57

Jeah mon

Anthraxx 2014-07-26, 20:22

lord a mercy (insert jamacain smiley here)

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