dwarf electric catfish malapterus microstoma
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Re: dwarf electric catfish malapterus microstoma
hmmm not so dwarfish....looks healthy...the zaps still make you react..lol..I am sure always a reaction.
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Re: dwarf electric catfish malapterus microstoma
Birger wrote:hmmm not so dwarfish....looks healthy...the zaps still make you react..lol..I am sure always a reaction.
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He packs one heck of a zap. if he stops at around 18 inches he is a dwarf compared to the other species. If he gets bigger then 18 inches then we will just need a bigger end tank lol
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Re: dwarf electric catfish malapterus microstoma
Nice. Much appreciated update. So it must be under 18" now, I assume.
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Re: dwarf electric catfish malapterus microstoma
yup. he is a very thick 12 inches
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Re: dwarf electric catfish malapterus microstoma
old thread but figure I should report the catfish stopped growing at about 2 ft but is very thick. One of the best fish I have owned.
I also just picked up a paradoxoglanis sp. no clue which one
I also just picked up a paradoxoglanis sp. no clue which one
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Great news. Thanks! Any photos or videos or any tidbits of interesting observations? What makes it one of the best?
I, for one, have never heard of the Paradoxoglanis. Interested in learning from you.
I, for one, have never heard of the Paradoxoglanis. Interested in learning from you.
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Re: dwarf electric catfish malapterus microstoma
lots of personality to him. Always comes to me when I enter the fish room and follows me as much as he can. Fun to hand feed.
I consider him one of the more intelligent fish I own (such as fahaka, rays, giant gourami that have own/owned) which counts for a lot.
I consider him one of the more intelligent fish I own (such as fahaka, rays, giant gourami that have own/owned) which counts for a lot.
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Re: dwarf electric catfish malapterus microstoma
If it is a paradoxoglanis make sure the lateral line is short...or it is not one. Amazonas reported one a few years ago but before I saw that specific fish. Turns out I could see the full length lateral line making it not paradoxoglanis.
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