Clarius Batrachus

**promise** · 07-13-2010, 06:04 AM

Im not sure if it is a Catfish but i remember having one of the little guys in England when i first started into the hobby, i housed him with a Shovel-nose tiger and an upside down siamese in a 35 gallon, when i first got her the salesman at the pet store told me she was a great addition to any aquarium, was super gentle would get along with everything until one day i found my pink kissing gourami hanging out of his mouth and my tetras going missing 1 by 1 every day so i got into catfish and these were the last fish i had in the uk before i moved to canada

anyways im reminiscing,
are these fish up for sale in canada as i cannot see anywhere with google if they are a banned species or not
Thanks in advance

**Crispy** · 07-13-2010, 12:26 PM

Calrius cats are easily available in Canada. My LFS frequently carries them. Commonly called 'walking catfish'.... I'm in southern ont. I especially love the albinos.

**Sasquatch** · 07-13-2010, 12:53 PM

They should be available in your region, but it's not the most common fish and since they get quite large (18-24") it's usually only the bigger/more specialized stores that carry them.

I'm sure that cocoa will be along soon to tell you where to find one ...

**promise** · 07-14-2010, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Crispy

Calrius cats are easily available in Canada. My LFS frequently carries them. Commonly called 'walking catfish'.... I'm in southern ont. I especially love the albinos.

Awesome fish the one i had was so playful and friendly even to the point of letting me pet it, anyways i spoke to my LFS and they are going to see what they can find, if they can i may think about putting it in with my convicts

**cocoa_pleco** · 07-26-2010, 04:45 AM

late to chime in but im never on here anymore lol

try Big Als, if they dont have any in stock they can order it in. AquaGiant would probably have one as well

**promise** · 07-26-2010, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by cocoa_pleco

late to chime in but im never on here anymore lol

try Big Als, if they dont have any in stock they can order it in. AquaGiant would probably have one as well

i went to al's yesterday and they have a tank full of them, its like somebody read my mind cos they have about 50-60 babies in a tank, if only my tanks were ready, they will have them for a while im sure so, gotta get a move on with my tank setup
thanks for the heads up though.

**VoidParadigm** · 07-27-2010, 12:14 AM

Good luck with getting a hold of one once everything's set-up!
The babies aren't too common here on the East Coast, but we've got a pet-store with a large display tank of adults. Pretty neat Cats to watch.