Ictalurus furcatus
| Common Names: | Arkansas Blue Arkansas Hybrid Blue Channel Catfish Blue Runner Chucklehead Cat Forktail Cat Fulton Catfish Great Blue Catfish High Fin Blue Catfish North American Blue Catfish Silver Catfish |
| Synonyms: | Pimelodus furcatus |
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Category: | Catfish_Bottom_Feeders |
| Distribution: | Pacific - North; Southeastern United States; Now widespread through United States and Southern Canada. |
| Main Ecosystem: | River; River |
| Temperament: | Predatory; Aggresive, predatory. |
| Diet: | Carnivore; Carnivore |
| Care: | Feed live foods; bloodworms, fish, also accepts algae wafers and shrimp pellets. In the wild as it grows larger it eats ducks, and other water animals/birds as well. This fish is often sold to unwary aquarists by unscrupulous dealers; even though it is completely incompatible to any sort of aquarium life. |
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| Potential Size: | Male: 170cm (66.9") Female: 170cm (66.9") |
| Water Region: | Bottom; Bottom |
| Activity: | Nocturnal; Nocturnal |
| Gender: | Hard to determine. |
| Breeding: | Not sexually mature until 60 cm in length. Breeds in rivers (70-75 deg F) laying the eggs in dense vegetation/banks to protect them from swift currents. Both parents gaurd the eggs until fry swim away. |
| Variants: | An albino form of the Channel Catfish has been developed and has become popular, due to the fact that it is much easier to view in dark-bottomed ponds than the wild-type. |
| Comments: | Too large to live in any home aquarium. |
| Main Colours: | Blue, Silver, Black |
| Markings: | Not Specified |
| Mouth: | Downturned |
| Tail: | Forked |
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| Image Credit: | ;Koi Keeper |
| Submitted By: | koi keeper |
| Contributors: | gnr4ever8794, Natalie |
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