Lee Brouillet wrote:
Anyone know anything about these critters? One of the local (private) pet
shops has two 18"-ers that they'd like to give to a good home. I think
they'd be OK with my koi, but I'm worried about whether or not they can take
meds, and what their temp range is. I'd hate to not be able to treat the
pond because of one fish . . .

Lee


nothing on them in google but did find this related article


Ictalurus punctatus
Catfish family. Wide-ranging.

A slender catfish with a deeply forked tail. Young have spots which
disappear with age. The channel cat is the most abundant and widely
distributed large catfish in Missouri streams. Its diet includes animal
and plant material. Adults are commonly 12 to 32 inches long and weigh
from 0.5 to 15 pounds.

and
Ictalurus is Greek and punctatus is Latin, meaning "fish cat" and
"spotted," respectively. Channel catfish are easily distinguished from
all others, except blue catfish, by their deeply forked tail fin. Unlike
flathead catfish, the upper jaw projects beyond the lower jaw.
Coloration is olive-brown to slate-blue on the back and sides, shading
to silvery-white on the belly. Typically, numerous small, black spots
are present, but may be obscured in large adults. The anal fin has 24-29
soft rays, in contrast to the blue catfish which always has 30 or more
rays in the anal fin.
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John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

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