I've had one of these guys for a little over 7 years and can confirm this. Unfortunately my guy just died yesterday. Great fish but MAN can they grow on you. If no one has told you yet be prepared to watch this guys diet. He'll just eat and eat, including any smaller fish if he's the dominant one in...

Unfortunetly he'd been living in a tank a little too small for him before we actually realized how big he would be getting. So, we upgraded him to a larger tank.

Right now he's got a 50 gal. all to himself.
ItamaeChef

My Channel Cat is approx 13" - 14". Still growing too! =)

As some of you will remember a few weeks ago I had a critical situation where my catfish suddenly became extremely sick. After many discussions on exactly what kind of catfish he was and all of his symptoms the community was greatly helpful and supportive. I am now very pleased to say that he has ma...

As of today, (01/21/03) his condition seems to have improved some. This is what I've done since we originally started. 1) Turned the tank heater off. I found I had the temp way too high for him. 2) Stopped feeding him "feeder fish". He hasn't been eating since he's been sick anyway. 3) Add...

I will post an update under the original post.

Thanks again for all the great suggestions.
ItamaeChef

I am looking into food alternative for my catfish. Currently he enjoys mid-sized feeder fish, frozen brine shrimp squares, and shrimp pellets.

Please help me expand the diet of my little friend. BTW, he's approximately 13" long and 6 years old. =)

ItamaeChef

I can?t believe it. You are completely right. The first pic on the left (now removed) was an Iridescent Shark I used to have.

In my panic I picked the wrong pictures. So sorry.
ItamaeChef

Now that I've checked out Ictalurus Punctatus a lot of things are coming together. As I mentioned earlier he was bought in Mississippi which is where I see this kind is primarily sold. I see that the albino variety is more popular and easier to find than the colored. (We waited until they had a non-...

Pangasius Sanitswongi? I've also now noticed that none of the other pictures of this type show their dorsal fin the same as mine does. My cat's dorsal fin is somewhat lazily folded back while others of the Pangasius Sanitswongi appear to be quite pointed like a shark. Any further insight or could he...

[center] http://members.lycos.co.uk/itamaechef/catfish/sickcat1.JPG [/center] This is a great profile picture. Disregard the far left blue spot. It is caused by the cam flash. If you look closely at the eyes you can see they are slightly cloudy. Last nite only his left eye was cloudy. Now, as you se...

Thanks for all the help. My wife is on the way to the house right now to take some pictures so that we might get a little further along on things. I agree about seeing a doctor but unfortunately for me I have found non in my searches. I live in quite a nice sized town but our local PetSmart is about...

WOW! Thanks for such a quick update! Looking at the pictures some of them really do resemble my guy. The adult pictures seem to show some really larger versions of him with different coloration but the juvenile and dorsal views of this catfish really have similarity. Now, my next question is in rega...

[center] http://members.lycos.co.uk/itamaechef/catfish/pic2.jpg [/center] These pictures where taken years ago. Sorry for the quality. My wife and I purchased this guy from a local pet store in '97 when we were first setting up our 30gal tank. We had quite a mixture of fish. All community. Great loo...