I'm foolishly looking for the biggest

[bgraber]

Here u go.. http/www.fishbase.org/photos/BestPhotoSu...tRow=158&ID=289

and http/www.fishbase.org/photos/BestPhotoSu...Row=160&ID=6420
Look like channel cats or something similar

 

[rsz]

Chickens!!!!

too true

 

[wuvmybetta]

great find bgraber! I've seen the first pic before and it's awesome , the second one on the other hand ,was new to me and somewhat disturbing

notice the bloody mouth ?

Still though...very awesome

 

[CFC]

Look like channel cats or something similar

The first is a Wels catfish, the biggest true freshwater coldwater fish, these have been caught at weights up to and over 300lbs by anglers.

The second is the biggest catfish in the amazon basin, no common name that i know of but these have been blamed for the disapeerence of cattle and small children.

 

[wuvmybetta]

these have been blamed for the disapeerence of cattle and small children.

by the looks of the pic....it's guilty as charged

 

[ste2k3]

I have a 2' red tail cat and two tigershovel nose cats. believe me, they are NOT cheap top look after. my redtail which will top around 4' in caprivity and 6' in the wild will be having something on the lines of 7500litres. unless you can fit in a tank/pond this size and can afford it, then i would get something smaller which would fit in a 6x2x2 etc etc.

 

[carppy]

yeah what he said....and not to mention the cost of food to keep the pigs from starving. It costs me about $5-6 a week to keep baby in food so he doesn't go squirly and start ramming the tank sides when he gets hungry. I was told to keep him untill his full size I would need a 400 gallon or more

 

[rsz]

I would need a 400 gallon or more

thats a very big tank


those pictures of catfish are icky - i dont think i fancy keeping one of those

(id be scared to go fish if i knew there were fish that big in the water!! )

 

[carppy]

actually tiger shovel nose are not as ugly as those wild cattle eating fish, they're very nice to look at with awsome camoflauge markings.

 

[CFC]

TSN's are awesome fish, i would love to have one one day but not until i can get a 600g tank.

 

[macpegg]

How about a Red Taild Catfish, mines about 14" at the moment, and looks mighty nice...

 

[LiveLifeGoJump]

Wels Catfish record in UK is 62 lbs but the record rod caught is 212lbs.

They will be bigger.

Have a look at bthese then get a BIG tank.

http/www.ebroriverguesthouse.com/default...d=sp58&parent=0

 

[Mr Miagi]

Wels Catfish record in UK is 62 lbs but the record rod caught is 212lbs.

They will be bigger.

Have a look at bthese then get a BIG tank.

http/www.ebroriverguesthouse.com/default...d=sp58&parent=0

Wow, time warp! Opcn was a "little fish" back then! Massive flash back for Opcn and CFC! This thread is 3 years old LiveLifeGoJump!

 

[sparrow6190]

Iridescent Shark, a cool catfish that gets pretty big.

 

[diburning]

Iridescent Shark, a cool catfish that gets pretty big.

yea, its a pangaeus. The bigest catfish ever is the Mekong giant catfish from thailand. they are occasionally offered for sale on aquabid.

All you gotta do is pay a huge amount for shipping. If all else fails, you can always get a giant cat from the amazon. those will eat your children.... literally lol. they get 80-100lbs maybe a little more than that sometimes.

the mekongs get around 200 lbs.