My favorite cats

[jowens]

^^^That's what keeping nocturnal cats is all about.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Yellowcat grew his apurensis to 2' at least. I've lost mine 3 during a move at ~14"-18".

 

[jowens]

Yellowcat grew his apurensis to 2' at least. I've lost mine 3 during a move at ~14"-18".

I believe that Yellowcat's was a female.

Sorry to hear about yours. Any of them male?

 

[Yellowcat]

As with most catfish species, females tend to grow the largest. I sold my female c. apurensis when she reached 18". Two years later it grew to 24" I'm still in touch with her owner to whom I recently sold a giraffe catfish. He's had the apurensis for about 5 years now and it's growth lengthwise has slowed way down by now but she has reached 28" and has attained massive girth along the way! I still have my c. fowleri, a female, for ten years now, she reached 17 1/2" a few years ago and has stopped growing...

 

[jowens]

As with most catfish species, females tend to grow the largest. I sold my female c. apurensis when she reached 18". Two years later it grew to 24" I'm still in touch with her owner to whom I recently sold a giraffe catfish. He's had the apurensis for about 5 years now and it's growth lengthwise has slowed way down by now but she has reached 28" and has attained massive girth along the way! I still have my c. fowleri, a female, for ten years now, she reached 17 1/2" a few years ago and has stopped growing...

Wow! Do you have a recent pic of either?

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Yellowcat rules when it comes to, well... yellow cats Kirk is our expert in residence to go to when it comes to Cephalosilurus and other Pseudopimelodidae.

Any of them male?

I've never tried to sex mine, neither the current three 1', 10", and 8".

 

[Yellowcat]

I have current pic's of the fowleri and some of the apurensis before she was sold @ 18", don't have any from her current owner who lives far away. I should mention that Viktor and I have tried to get PlanetCatfish to change their Cat-eLog info regarding max. sizes of these two species as we and others disagree with their conclusions, just sayin'.
Here's c. fowleri (same fish-different days/moods):
The apurensis:

 

[jowens]

Both are outstanding. I'd like to get my hands on a fowleri.

I have read some of the exchange about max size on Planet Catfish.

 

[krichardson]

Nice like the colors on the last pic.

Yes,I like that one too.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

sister thread http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/c-fowleri-vs-c-apurensis.664966/