large catfish in 55

[RumpThumper33]

I would like to keep a couple large catfish in a 55, but need some ideas. Before you go off saying, "Oh you need a 1000 gallons tank for one of those and a slippery waffle 5000 filter with a 2000 dollar pump," let me say that once they reach a length of 18 inches or more, I am giving them to my friend who has a very large tank so dont start. I want one that eats feeder fish and looks cool, they have to be pretty big, like able to be 12 inches or more.

 

[vfrex]

How big of a tank does your friend have?

 

[Slappy*McFish]

lol...I'm not going to touch this one.

 

[RumpThumper33]

he works at the camden state aquarium and can put my catfish in an exhibit. Big enough for ya?

 

[vfrex]

So get a wallago attu.

 

[RumpThumper33]

what the heck is that? i was thinknin of like a shovelnose or something, or maybe a channel cat.

 

[vfrex]

http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/warm_freshwater/wallago_attu.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/piranha038/wallago.html

 

[Slappy*McFish]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/fishinfo/fresh/wallago.shtml

 

[Slappy*McFish]

......lol.....

 

[RumpThumper33]

woah baby!!! where can i get on of those suckers????
are they rare? how big r they when u buy them?