*farm dams
pretty creepy picturing a hole full of arms 
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| Author: | Asitis [ Dec 20th, '19, 18:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Anyone growing eel-tailed catfish tandanus tandanus? |
Wondering if anyone has experience growing eel-tailed catfish in AP/aquariums/arm dams? Interested in particular how painful the poisonous barbs are and if you think they would be problematic to 'swim' with. |
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| Author: | Asitis [ Dec 20th, '19, 21:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone growing eel-tailed catfish tandanus tandanus? |
*farm dams pretty creepy picturing a hole full of arms
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| Author: | Terra [ Dec 21st, '19, 06:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone growing eel-tailed catfish tandanus tandanus? |
I had a couple that I used to hand feed worms , cant see them likely to attack you 
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| Author: | Asitis [ Dec 21st, '19, 07:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone growing eel-tailed catfish tandanus tandanus? |
Oh yeah I do recall you mentioning it in another thread. Did they ever create a rock nest? My only thought was if they were breeding might get defensive. |
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| Author: | Gunagulla [ Dec 21st, '19, 08:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone growing eel-tailed catfish tandanus tandanus? |
I can attest that the barbs are very painful, resulting in a big rash around the area where they get you. I think you just have to be brushed by them to suffer the rash. I experienced it while swimming in the Namoi River at Manilla in the 1970s, resulting in a rash all over my inner forearm. It looks like the results can be quite severe for some, scroll down to the bottom of this: https://www.fishingworld.com.au/news/fi ... ed-catfish (warning: graphic content!) A neighbour where I often ride my MTB has them in his dams, each spring I see quite a few catfish nests, with attendant guard. |
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| Author: | Dangerous Dave [ Jan 1st, '20, 18:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone growing eel-tailed catfish tandanus tandanus? |
I had a few in my sump tank until I ate the last one about a year back. No nests built... but they couldn't have found any materials to make one anyway. I can't speak from experience about the barbs. I kept my hands well away, having heard horror stories about their Top End relatives when I lived up there. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Asitis [ Jan 2nd, '20, 06:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone growing eel-tailed catfish tandanus tandanus? |
Wow, thanks for all the feedback. I think i'll leave them out. I am considering a new system to replace the dirt vegy patch. Might stock there if it is a goer. Just so sad to see them in such decline in the wild. They have such a fasinating biology. |
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