Thank you both so much! You really helped!

My 5-inch spotted bullhead Ameiurus serracanthus doesn't seem to be too interested in shrimp pellets, but I think one of the rosy barbs he was sharing the tank with might have been lunch. o_o

Do those of you who keep bullheads feed live feeder fish, crickets, worms, or some type of commercial flake ...

Fishlover14 wrote:http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/f ... d/spotted/


That is one of the websites that has a profile on the spotted bullhead. I thought you might enjoy reading it.

Dan

Thank you very much! That was a very interesting article.

Fishlover14 wrote:From what I know average size for the Spotted BullHead is 7-9inches long normally but specimens that are well cared for and eat reguarly can get up to around 12inches maybe bigger.

So mysterious! Thanks for the info

Silurus wrote:Boschung & Mayden (Fishes of 'bama), which may be considered the most authoritative work on the freshwater fishes of the southeastern US, gives a maximum size of 230mm/9" SL.

Okay, thank you very much! Sounds authoritarian enough for me. :D

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I'm new to this whole catfish thing, so I thought I'd ask you experts! :D

I have a 4.5" spotted bullhead in a 10 gallon tank. (When he gets bigger I'll be upgrading the size of the tank.) Should I be heating the water? It's probably about 70 degrees at the moment, and the rosy barbs that are also ...

I haven't been able to find any conclusive answers! How big do Spotted Bullheads () get? I've heard anywhere from 8" to 24"! Can someone answer, once and for all? :D

-Mahdira

Big-B wrote:Mahdira, if you dont mind me asking. Where did you get your Spotted Bullhead? That is one species that I have never seen for sale here or found in the wild. I'd love to have a few of those :beardy:

I got him at Petland, believe it or not. :D

I think I'd want some plants that are similar to the one in my native area, and I'd want some rocks or driftwood to hide under...But I'd think that pyramids would be cool, too! :D

This was a really useful question, thanks for asking it. I just got a Spotted Bullhead/ and I was wondering how big of a tank I should eventually get for him.

Glad to hear that you are keeping native catfish! Totally cool! :D

Jools wrote:Another wild stab!

Ameiurus serracanthus

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Jools

Yes! He is definitely ! Thank you SO much, Jools!

All of you guys are brilliant! Even with the little information that I gave you, you pinpointed the species exactly. I am in awe of your fishy knowledge!

Thanks again

Ok, I don't have a digital camera, so I'm sorry that I don't have a high-quality picture. At the bottom of this post there's an awesome MS Paint drawing, but that's as good as I can do D:

I bought a catfish(?) tonight that was sold as a "marble catfish." It was 5.99, so it's probably not a rare ...