albino asian red tail catfish

[aeri]

anybody have any information about this guy? a lfs is selling them and it looks really similar to an albino channel cat.

how big do they grow? do they eventually get a red tail? are they aggressive? tankmates? anyone have a large one (or at least a picture of one) so i know what they would turn out like? etcetc.

 

[Wolf3101]

Just as nasty and aggressive as thier non-albino bretheren.... I've only seen two of them in person and niether of them had a red tail but thats not surprising for a true albino rather than a latino.

 

[aeri]

so...really aggressive, and no red. that doesn't sound fun.

 

[wayne the pain]

Most of these albino artc are not H wyckioides like everyone thinks, but H nemurus, and no where near as aggressive. H wyckioides was sold under the name of H nemurus for years and this is where the confusion arose, to be honest they are not even alike, apart from being Bagrids. Oh and some sites quote some sizes that are a little off the mark.

 

[necrocanis]

Most of these albino artc are not H wyckioides like everyone thinks, but H nemurus, and no where near as aggressive. H wyckioides was sold under the name of H nemurus for years and this is where the confusion arose, to be honest they are not even alike, apart from being Bagrids. Oh and some sites quote some sizes that are a little off the mark.

What? There are catfish sites that qoute the wrong sizes? I'm in shock Wayne!

 

[basslover34]

but I sometimes use Planetcatfish... it's ALWAYS RIGHT ... isn't it

 

[Mystus Redtail]

They get medium sized, so like 25-30" I would guess. Mean as hell.

 

[wayne the pain]

Someone on here has had one for ten years in a 15,000g tank, and its only a foot long. doubt it ever gets to 24", but you never know.

 

[SumoNinja]

channel cats don't look like artc's,........... do they?? If you can get a pic that'd be helpful

 

[wayne the pain]

Pictures of both on this thread and page

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1404254#post1404254