Another jaguar catfish introduced to the tank

[Kangkong1996]

can all kinds of catfish breed w/ eachother or it takes for them to be the same species?

[fisherfamiyof5]

I got mine for $10.00, but it is just a

baby

[cichlid62]

It's a leopard cat not jaguar

[manslain]

i like that

[garble11]

suitable to go with my senegalese bichir ?

[LUKEKANEPAPICHULO]

thats a nice looken catfish u have 5 of em dam man

[n3iljay3]

Do they eat your fish?

[jabbajikk]

that is the most beautiful striped raphael catfish i have ever seen... how big is it?

[Jeyy88]

@mcfuzzynuts you have to choose your cichlids because mixing south american and african cichlids is not a good idea, also an oscar is supposed to have 50 gals to themselves so you will have to get a bigger tank if you plan on getting an oscar, oscars will also eat anything that fits in their mouths and are pretty aggressive so you'll need to get same size fish

[norcalsav]

Is the jaguar really aggressive? Can it live with smaller fish without eating them or fighting?

[cleerin1]

wwhere can i buy one

[norcalsav]

Your Raphael Cat is very active. Mine never moved. Whats the secret?

[mcfuzzynutz]

at 0:40 what catfish is behind him? the stiped one...

[awinski999]

@mcfuzzynutz raphael catfish. i think. you should check out my marbled pim

[mcfuzzynutz]

@awinski999 do the catfish and the oscar get along? i have a 10 gallon with a small pleco, and a small red devil cichlid, i had 3 amber tetras but the red devil ate them lol. could i keep oscars with cichlids and catfish? btw this is just my starting tank, im not geting anything big untill i get aq 50 gal, and even now if my pleco grows to large i have a koi pond he could live in

[awinski999]

@mcfuzzynutz yea that are all in a tank together check them out. and i wouldnt get any other fish in a 50 unless you're planning on going bigger in the future. and yea red devils can me mean. but they have such personalities

[CanadianCatastrophes]

Are they aggressive? I am in the process of setting up a catfish tank... I currently have x2 Striped Raphael Catfish and x1 Spotted Raphael Catfish. I also plan on having about a dozen Corydoras, and a pair of Hoplosternums. It would be really nice to have a pair of Jaguar Catfish as well... Just don't want to add any bullies to my tank :P I noticed you have a Raphael so I'm assuming it shouldn't be an issue?

[awinski999]

@CanadianCatastrophes my friend has one and your good as long as none of the others can fit in its mouth. btw check out my marbled pim

[CanadianCatastrophes]

Are they aggressive? I am in the process of setting up a catfish tank... I currently have x2 Striped Raphael Catfish and x1 Spotted Raphael Catfish. I also plan on having about a dozen Corydoras, and a pair of Hoplosternums. It would be really nice to have a pair of Jaguar Catfish as well... Just don't want to add any bullies to my tank :P

[CatFish8588]

beautiful!

[MrSinnbox]

I purchased a Jaguar and a Raphael from pets smart for my 55 gallon. They said that they only grow to 6" at most and will not eat other fist...is this true...this is an angel fish tank and i have some tetras in it that I am guessing will become food for the angels sometime in the near future. After seeing this I'm wondering if I should not have these 2 catfish together in a 55g....you opinions?

[nicofish1000]

@MrSinnbox well raphy cats are community cats they enjoy company. I own three two stripped and one spotted the baby striped always follows and hides under the fins of the older one. you should be fine. o and if you have trouble gettin them to eat I got a vid for preparing catfish food on my channel.

I cany believe they carry jaguars at your petsmart, you are soooo lucky

[Pararescue001]

@MrSinnbox i know you posted 3 months ago but a jag cat grows to 8-10 inches imo its fine for a 55G mine is a 55G long..but a raphael i dont remember exactly but there peaceful and no way theyll be eaten by angelfish itll be the jag cat who eats them if they fit in the jag cats mouth..

[MriBackup]

is sand better than gravel for substrate?

[Pararescue001]

@MriBackup yes

[WireMan7620]

Very pretty catfish! I'm surprised to see the raphael catfish out in the open.

[Cracktusify]

Are these community fish? Becuse the oscars don't make it seem that way....I was thinking of getting one but don't want it to kill everything in my tank...I have black skirt tetras gold barbs a corydora a rapheal cat and a featherfin syno.... any ideas?

[Reptilesandfish]

i love jaguar catfish!!! whered you get yours cause i know a site i might order from..

[VincenzoIanni1982]

This fish is fantastic? His price? Your aquarium is very nice. Compliments. You can see my aquarium in "Acquario pesci tropicali - VINCENZO IANNI". Ciao. Vincenzo.

[mathisbert21]

very nice cat!

[KEITHMAN28796]

how can you tell if there male or female?

[ZoggaZozo]

seems like a lovely lookin catfish

[douglas0929]

how much did he cost

[sqeker09]

Haha right over to big daddy pleco

[MitchTheGreat7]

OMG thats the prettiest catfish ever.

how much was it?

[gavinharveyrodger]

i have a talking cat fish there real good

[rmannbr]

I've never seen that kinda fish before... now I would like to get one of those!

[Armandomejias09]

how big does it get

[lovehatefu]

a foot + there awesome i cant wait to get one

[jasa1796]

That is one hell of a cool looking catfish. Where did you get it and how big will it get?

[lovehatefu]

they get to as a foot +

[eleeschalow]

wow what a beauty

[Tigerpuffer]

Whoah you have 5?? I love Jaguar Catfish...I'd get one if I could house it... they're like 70 bucks here for a 5" wild caught specimen.

[NativeFishKeeper177]

where do u get your catfish

[cristian69449]

what is?

[mattcorrea87]

awesome tank!! 5 stars

[player11900]

why would it be the last ime you see her with the lights on and what happened to the other four i didnt see them in the tank

[djm5222]

how big do these cats get?... and what do you say is probaby the average cost for them... I'm thinking about getting one for my 55 gallon tank... If thats even the right size tanks for them

[kattes]

They usually grow up to 8 inches, though 10 inch isn't impossible. But I have only one that has grown to that size.

I honestly have no idea what they might cost in the United States, sorry. I don't even know what a guppy costs in US :)

55 sounds a bit small to me, but then again, I usually go for "overkill" tank sizes if compared to recommended minimums. 55 g might do if the bottom surface area is big and there's plenty of hiding places.

[djm5222]

yeahhhh I think I might go for a different catfish species... I want a catfish that looks interesting but still reminds me of a catfish

[kattes]

Of course I don't know what you think about when you think of a catfish - around here people tend to think about plecos when someone says catfish -which makes no sense if you know anything about catfishes :) But Tatia perugiae is a pretty cool looking little catfish and you could easily have about ten of those. And of course there are some less fancy, more "catfishy" species in the Tatia group. Also family Pseudopimelodidae has some very interesting species. Hope you find something you like.

[djm5222]

I decided to go with a Frogmouth Catfish... also called the Chaca Chaca Catfish... The one thing about Catfish I don't like is I never see them... The Frogmouth is even harder to see as it buries itself in the sand a lot...I might get some other catfish that won't bury itself

[zaracki92]

try a sun catfish or pictus catfish

[lovehatefu]

i love pictus catfish and jaguar catfish, my two favorites

[zaracki92]

a suncatfish is wat u might wanna buy :P i jus got a baby last week.

[antssanmateo]

@djm5222 u should get id sharks they are catfishes they are the best they cost three dollars nintynine cents in petsmart.

[LittleShinobi92]

@djm5222 go for the sun catfish then :)

[zetsuparty]

@djm5222 you should get an eclipse cat fish

[zaracki92]

actually they get to 12" easily and if u manage to keep it alive longer, it will eventually get to 15"

[SocalDNM]

Bullshit, I have never heard of one recorded at even 12 inches! 7-8 inches is more likely to be expected.

[zaracki92]

if u mean the jaguar cat, then the biggest one i saw was a foot long. but if u were talking abt oscars....15" is the max i've seen.

[lovehatefu]

they can be a foot indeed but 7-8 inches is more common

[TheKimzon]

@djm5222

at petsmart there about 4 bucks

[mrhepden]

nice tank and cool fish

[iwimp1994]

wow hese really cool. i have a 125 gallon with some spotted gars, would he be to big for it and around how much are they?

[kattes]

Sorry, I live in Finland so I have no idea of US prices. They get around 8-10 inches maximum, so tank size wise it would be ok. I have no experience keeping gars so I'm not going to comment their compatibility.

[drkingslend]

Youve got some awesome fish there, Im surprised the jaguar cat didnt go into hiding right away, does he come out at all when the lights are on now?

[kattes]

I see them maybe once or twice a week during daytime, but I tend to watch my fish during nightime so I see them every day.

[icup226]

i have been looking for a jaguar catifsh online for the past 3weeks and i cant find any. Where did you buy yours from?

[kattes]

They were imported from Peru by a local fish shop. I believe your best bet would be calling aquarium stores if they import their own. Large whosalers/ holding stations may not have jaguars often since it's not really a money maker fish.

[discodarth]

I like your design on the tank. It's a good blend of rocks and vegetation :D

[davidespacca]

bello quel pesce gatto

[Tang526]

beautiful species

[cod105ey]

how big do day get ??

[kattes]

About 24 hours :)

Seriously, they usually grow up to about 8 inches, my largest one is about 11 inches, but it's the biggest jaguar catfish I've ever had or seen.

[jamie977]

nice is that a cooled water tank or tropical

[kattes]

Tropical, around 25 celsius/ 77 fahrenheit. Those are South American fish.

[nite420]

how much was the tank

[Moskari1]

Beautiful fishes. Do they have names?

[kattes]

Nope, they're just called Los Bastardos. Tai Niljakkaat Viiksimulkerot, näin suomeksi.

[drkingslend]

Awesome tank, awesome fish in general, how big is the tank?, It also looks pretty bright, is that for the plants? Because I bet the catfish would come out more if the tank had peat extract.

[kattes]

Yup, the lighting is for the plants. During the time this was shot it wasn't yet fully planted, but now there's a lot more vegetation.I have used peat extract and such time to time, but usually I just don't bother, as I tend to spend most time watching the tank during nightime. I recently found my old "moonlight" I bought for a reeftank that I never had enough money to complete and it's just enough to see the cats and their natural nocturnal behaviour.

[laugharound]

That jaguar catfish is probably the most beautiful catfish I've ever seen.

[BabanTheGateKeeper]

wat kind of oscar r those ive never seen black 1's

[kattes]

Those shown in the video are lookwise kinda near to the Rio Negro oscar. They resemble more like a natural form with a lot less red in them, but the video is back lit and makes them seem a lot darker than they really are. These days they look like any other oscar that haven't been bred for coloration, just a little bit of red in them.

[mudfrog]

Very nice! I love jaguar catfish. How big is he? How big is the striped raphael, he looked like a nice size one.

[kattes]

Thanks! The jaguar isn't an adult yet, I would say that when this filmed it was about 6inches. My biggest jaguar is about 9-10 inches, and the raphael is around 9 also. I used to have a freak raphael though, she was way over one foot long. Either raphaels can grow pretty large or she wasn't a true P. costatus.

[mudfrog]

Nice, never seen a striped over 10" so I applaud you.

What growth rate do you get with your Jaguars? I'm looking for a nice oddball cat for my oddball tank.

[kattes]

I'd say (it's just a gut feeling though) that jaguars grow a bit faster than for example raphaels. The smallest ones I have we're about two - two and a half inches long when I got them, and in a year the smallest one I had was about an inch smaller than the one on the video.

[HeadlessHorseman1234]

could i keep one of them with in a 75 gallon tank

[kattes]

Well my recommendation for a tank size would be around 90 gal, but if the tank isn't very high and has a larger bottom surface area, it could work. Just make sure the tankmates are not either too agressive or of edible size and provide plenty of hiding places.

[TRiop5]

beutiful specimen

[Liam50LB]

so do you only see if once or twice a month or has it surprised you?

[kattes]

Well, I see them about once a week with lights on, but just as soon as the lights go out, out come the catfish and start roaming around. So I see them pretty much every evening if I take a small red lamp, but if theres any more light, the catfish will disappear just as quickly.

[ps3anialator]

really great lookin fish

[Katacus]

They are the most beatiful of all. Ive been trying to find one for 8 years now. PM me if you know a vendor.

[spikedude2091]

nice tank setup

[ArizonaMtKingsnake]

What a fantastic looking catfish.

[juand15]

by the way what kind of sand do u have in that tank?

[kattes]

It's the same kind of sand used for sand blasting. The gravel size is 0,6 to 1,2 millimeters. Very basic almost pH neutral air dried sand, great for scaleless catfish and burrowing species.

[juand15]

do u think i can put one in my 125Gallon tank i have a JD, 2 Geophagus, 2 Satanoperca jurus, 1 male con 6 heros severums ???

[kattes]

Possibly yes, if the JD isn't too aggressive and if you have plenty of hiding places where the cichlids can't get into. That said, I probably wouldn't get one if i was you, since these cats produce a lot of crap and you have a pretty heavily stocked tank, so nitrates could rise. But if you wan't to add plenty of driftwood and rocks to create hides, it might be worth a try. It basically comes down to how much you wan't to modify your tank to fit in a fish that you'll see once of twice a month.

[deathgammaray]

Wow! that jaguar catfish was one of the most Amazing fish i've ever seen! i didnt know those even existed....now i want one so bad=)

[Moskari1]

Cute!

[lufepuco]

Just nice...that is one beautyfull catfish...it´s the first time i see one by the way...but are they suitable for a Ocar tank??? please answer me becouse i´d kill to have oscars

[kattes]

Yes, they do fine with oscars. Those baby oscars on the video have now grown up and are about one foot long. The catfish will be fine if 1)There's enough room and hiding places where oscars can't get into 2) The cats are atleast 5-6 inches long. You'll probably need to experiment with feeding techniques so cats get fed too, and I recommend getting atleast three of these cats, as they tend to get more active with conspecifics. Also you need a large-ish tank, preferably bigger than 150 gallons.

[Whiplash4ever]

Jaguar Catfish (Liosomadoras oncinus)?

[Cactapunk]

HUGE RAPHAEL!!

[Katacus]

I used to have a Jaguar Catfish years ago. I havent seen one since. They are beautiful! I would love to have one again.

[nmb987]

hoyl..... i want one

[HANBANANNA]

that is so  bad ass dude