Asian Catfish: A Primer

**Dave66** · 06-23-2008, 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by luvfins

Great article as always!
Dave, Do you by any chance know a good source of information for synodontis (upsidedown) catfish? Brown and black "tribal-like" markings...

Yeah me :) Going to do a Synodontis primer like above, soon. If you have a photo of your catfish I can probably ID him for you. Probably Synodontis nigriventris, but would need a photo to be sure. You can check them out here.
Great little catfish, especially in groups of five or better.

Dave

**luvfins** · 06-23-2008, 02:02 AM

thanks! Ive been on there before but could never seem to find him. Now that I can see all the synodontis on one page he looks almost identical to this guy... http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...?image_id=1576

or possibly (but hes not that fat)
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...p?image_id=341

Im thinking the first one. Ill try to get a pic of him in the next few days. He likes to hide for a few days then come out and be very active for awhile. I want to get more of them, I keep checking where I got him, I may see if they will order me some.

**Fishguy2727** · 06-23-2008, 09:57 PM

What about the asian redtail cat?

I had an albino one a few years ago (before I was properly caring for my fish). Great fish. I wish I could find another one. Only cost me $7 or something, but I would pay $50 or more if I could find another. KEEP THEM ALONE!

**Dave66** · 06-24-2008, 03:32 AM

Originally Posted by Fishguy2727

What about the asian redtail cat?

I had an albino one a few years ago (before I was properly caring for my fish). Great fish. I wish I could find another one. Only cost me $7 or something, but I would pay $50 or more if I could find another. KEEP THEM ALONE!

Fishguy,
Other than the Iridescent Shark, which was more or less a cautionary entry due to its prohibitive size and schooling nature, I eschewed such fish like those of overwhelming predatory nature in my species list like your ARTC.
I could have certainly added half a dozen or so such fish as your Asian red tail cat to the list, but seeing as I haven't kept such things for obvious reasons, I decided not to speak of them.
I only put fish that I've kept in my lists.

Dave

**Fishguy2727** · 06-24-2008, 12:44 PM

Well they are a great option if the tank space is available. They hit about 2' and I am not aware of anyone keeping them successfully with anything else. If anyone has the tank size, likes the long-whiskered big catfish but can't do tiger shovelnose or South American redtails, these are a great option.