July Cat of the month article

[andywoolloo]

Eel Catfish - Channallabes apus (Günther, 1873)
by Richard Broadbent, uploaded July 15, 2010

Can't find a thread where it's been commented on already so hopefully this isn't a duplicate. If it is please merge.

First of all I have never heard of or seen this fish before. amazing info and that tank and subject are beautiful!

Leaves the water to hunt! amazing! well done!

[Jools]

Yes, it was a good one. I was especially grateful to Richard for it as the author I had lined up for the article didn't come up with the goods and so I was left looking for an article at the last minute.

Jools

[The.Dark.One]

Some of these are for sale at Ferrybridge Aquatics

[Suckermouth]

Here's some video of their out-of-water eating behavior.

[Richard B]

I've kept these on several occasions though i never had a set-up that allowed them to leave the water.

They have proved (in the UK anyway) available from time-to-time, reasonable cost & interesting to keep - there's not much more you could wish for (unless it was rainbow striped maybe )

[Jools]

It's the only time I've kept a fish and utilised two housebricks on top of a glass cover to keep them safely in the tank!

Jools

[sidguppy]

yeah
you don't want to wake up and find it nibbling your ear-hole searching for bugs in the morning

i like this fish! too bad my tanks are already quite full enough, tnx.

[crkinney]

Boy I thought my Weather Loach was strange ,I love this guy
Nice artical.