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	"Fossil" Catfish
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i caved and when i saw these fossil catfish for 7.99 i decided to go against proper fishkeeping guidlines and bought one. It looks like an eel and is currently about 5 inches long. What is the range and info i should be looking at. i figure that it will be about 20-30 inch range, and need about 180-300 gallon tank.
Posted 25-Oct-2007 02:52
clownloachfan Fish Addict Posts: 660 Kudos: 850 Votes: 115 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	Do you know the scientific name? I could not find anything except fossils of catfish when i googled it.
Posted 25-Oct-2007 02:55
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i dont know the specfic name. i have seen them ADVer... as fossil catfish before either online or at stores. i believe they are fairly uncommon until recently. But no.. i dont have the exact name. When i googled photos i was unable to find any.
Posted 25-Oct-2007 02:57
clownloachfan Fish Addict Posts: 660 Kudos: 850 Votes: 115 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	Can you post a picture of yours?
Posted 25-Oct-2007 03:00
CucumberSlices Banned Posts: 63 Registered: 11-Jul-2007	take a look This is what i found on "fossil" Catfish, hope its what you got and i hope it helps.
Posted 25-Oct-2007 03:13
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	The fossil cat that I know of is Heteropneustes fossilis, the fish that Cuke linked to. They'll hit about 20", as you suspected. Note that they also pack quite a venomous punch. Here's the Fishbase page on them. You don't like to keep easy fish, do you?
Posted 25-Oct-2007 03:50


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