Black Eel Tailed Catfish is finally in his new tank!

[Friller2009]

After months of waiting, I have finally moved the king into his new home.
Upgraded from his grow out tank to a 120cm x 45cm x 60cm tank!
Should hopefully be in here for the rest of his life.
Currently hates me for getting him into a net, will shoot into his log when he sees me coming.
looking to get him a Coal Grunter for a tankmate, so if you have one available in Sydney PM me.
Has some Kangaroo creek Crimson spotted rainbows in, but will be long gone before he gets big.

 

[neko1]

beautifull but did you know they get 90cm -1.5meter? i dont think that 1.2 meter tank is good for an adult 1.5meter fish. So you def would need to upgrade again.
(not my photo just found it)

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Cool. What species of eeltail catfish exactly are we talking about here?

 

[neko1]

Cool. What species of eeltail catfish exactly are we talking about here?

im actually not sure but i guessed Plotosus canius. Maybe im wrong and its another catfish that stays smaller but these guys are giants.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Plotosus canius we kept. Its common name is gray eeltail catfish but this is of course not reliable.

Our pair grew to 2.5 ft / 75 cm in about 3 years.

How bad is Plotosus canuis poke?

I bought two of these from Raymond Chan of AmazingFish in the Summer of 2016 at ~3"-4". They reached about 14" today. Only recently have I clearly noted that they have this red fibrous structure behind their anus. Dim lighting and carelessness. At first I got super-alarmed and thought they...

www.monsterfishkeepers.com

 

[Friller2009]

It’s a Neosilurus ater gets to about 30cm

 

[neko1]

It’s a Neosilurus ater gets to about 30cm

cool species, i kinda want one now

btw just read that they are quite venomous so watch out for his spines

 

[Friller2009]

cool species, i kinda want one now

btw just read that they are quite venomous so watch out for his spines

Yep, all the Tandans.

 

[neko1]

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Yep, all the Tandans.

what an amazing fish, i keep learning more. they are relatives to the striped catfish in the ocean. Could these be housed in groups of 15? And would they school?
I know the striped cave eelcatfish do that but do these behave similar?

 

[Friller2009]

You’d need a pretty big tank to have 15. They don’t naturally school as they are scavengers. Check out Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums for some good Info