electric catfish?

[shua]

anyone kept one or keeping one am thinking about doing an electric column of tanks

 

[DMD123]

I saw one at Aquarium Paradise in Lakewood a few months back. Kind of wondered what it would be like to own. Its funny on a fish info page they concluded with "Most people should not own this fish." Now that makes me want to take on the challenge and get one!

 

[Wolf-Keeper1]

I dont know anything about them but I seen him there last weekend, would def be pretty cool and a great conversation starter.

 

[Paintguy]

"everyone hold hands and I will touch the fish"... after saying the typical redneck "ya'll check this out".

 

[shua]

lol

 

[lilfishie]

If you have a tank big enough and no other occupants that you dont mind loosing, give it a try.
Heres a little bit of info
http://www.aquariacentral.com/fishinfo/fresh/electric.shtml

 

[shua]

im going to give up on this for now and we are going to do a MBU puffer in that tank

 

[83yote]

i bought one from aquarium paradise a while back when it was about 4 or 5". had it for like a year or so till recently about 8-10". pretty easy to take care of. i had it in my 55 with a oscar and angelfish. he only came out at night but still seemed to make my fish nervous almost 24/7. packs quite a punch. if your hand is in the water near him and he gets startled you can get shocked. didn't expect this at all!! lol. i fed him massivore pellets and feeders at night. i think he is the culprit to the death of my 8" pleco so no other bottom dwellers!!! good luck

 

[shua]

lol thats dope he didnt kill the Oscars or angels

 

[83yote]

ya i wondered myself if it was going to work out. i wouldn't recommend it though lol.

 

[knifegill]

I would put a + wire at one end of the tank and a - at the other end and hook them up to a light bulb so it lit up whenever he released any electricity. Maybe some diodes or something more sensitive would work better.