Electric Catfish

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  1. Reedfish

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    Something you don't see all that often.

    My lfs had this Electric Catfish.

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  3. lep2soma

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    How big?
     
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    Must have been about 10cm or so.
     
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  5. lep2soma

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    probably big enough to zap you!
    did they have a price on it?
     
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  6. mark stotesbury

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    very cool fish mine used to eat earth worms all the small fish in the tank loves blood worm not really a issue with shock while in the tank its when you have to move the bugger in a net its a pretty big shock they give but mine was 20+cm
     
    mark stotesbury, Oct 19, 2013
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    I thought they were Black Listed.
     
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    now there is an idea to create electricity for free to supply your tanks:)
     
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    cool fish;
     
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    Ok the guy from Frans is drunk. That fish is interesting but a bit ugly.
     
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    Ledwatts sounds like larch is back in town
     
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    Reedfish lives in the UK, as does this electric catfish.
     
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    @pHish_man kinda had to chuckle at that comment.
     
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    @Vis glad you have a similar sense of humor.
     
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    An answer to Eskom?
     
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    thats a very interesting fish!!!
     
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