Once upon a time two hoplo catfish got stranded in a deadly puddle...

[@ToniMcaroni]

"I'm not a fan of anything that's so crippled by man's interference with nature" beautifully spoken. We need more people like you.

[@Fish-Story]

I don't remember what I said this in reference to, but thank you.

[@j_toledo419]

Those two catfish will never ever know how lucky they were to get stranded at your place lol

[@Fish-Story]

One indeed will never know as it didn't make it through the treatment. It's a risky business.

[@lokomoskri9203]

hoplo catfish can go on ground without water for long time so

[@soniareynolds4320]

Glad you tried to save both, sorry one didn't make it, but how lucky is the other one to have someone like you to save and give it a lovely home and future xx

[@Fish-Story]

Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate them.

[@69nisab]

Very kind of you to put all this effort in to these fish. Potassium stuff looks like Ribena (blackcurrant flavoured drink for those who don't get it).

[@bigcsaquarium7605]

Mad respect we need more people like you my man

[@Fish-Story]

Thank you, bro, you're too kind to me.

[@aaronfiddy4260]

That albino wels is beautiful vic

[@assassin3003]

Wild hoplos look so much better than farmed ones

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

Good job. You spent more for medication than two weedy fish would get from 99.9% of the worlds people. I think I've seen that eye condition on Hoplo's and maybe Corydoras. Comes and goes as I recall. The one Hoplo looked to have been speared by some kind of fishing bird...that fish has had it tough for being free in the wild.

[@Fish-Story]

Yeah, I've seen the eye thing on many other hoplo and indeed it seems not threatening and comes and goes. Wild is wild, survival of the fittest and the luckiest.

[@createausernametrue]

Brah dis shit slaps, 4 real doe, rest in peps to Yung hop

[@Fish-Story]

Sorry, I don't understand what you wrote.

[@Fish-Story]

Took me some days but I think I have deciphered what you wrote but must you write like that? :) It'd be much easier in conventional English.

[@Populiervogel]

These are called Kwi-kwi in Suriname(country next to Brasil) They eat them a lot over there, yours are lucky.

[@Fish-Story]

Interesting. Thank you.

[@vergilabrams1225]

@@Fish-Story I'm from Suriname I can confirm this They are delicious I do have 4 of them in my IBC tank They make good pets

[@Fish-Story]

@@vergilabrams1225 Thank you! They have such a rigid shell of armor, so the insides must be largely bone-free? Or how do you prepare and cook them? Kwi-kwi sounds endearing :)

[@vergilabrams1225]

@@Fish-Story They are some what bone free I'm surprised how they ended up all the way in Florida

[@Fish-Story]

@@vergilabrams1225 They were accidently released here from the aquarium fish trade and turned out to survive well here and through years and decades took over all the bodies of water.

[@mr.beefygreenz1443]

Always woundered about that treatment, thks for the info vic.

[@NaturesWhim]

lucky fish you are the right person to them!

[@Fish-Story]

I'm not sure. It's a dangerous gamble.

[@j_toledo419]

Do you think they would do alright in your koi pond? Once they are treated and healthy of course

[@Fish-Story]

They probably would but really I don't know, I have never kept small catfish with the large predatory mahseer.

[@bakoelabab]

Ikan apa itu Bos....🇲🇨👍

[@soniareynolds4320]

I have an albino one in my aquirum they are cute, I like them x

[@Fish-Story]

Interesting. Must be rare? I don't believe I have ever seen any color morphs of hoplos.

[@soniareynolds4320]

@@Fish-Story yes quite rare 😊

[@Fish-Story]

Where could I see it?

[@lunchbox7983]

I have one in my fish tank I can pet him and he swims to the very top of the tank and sometimes sticks his head out the water

[@Fish-Story]

Thank you for this bit. Yes, hoplos can be trained to be hand tame IME too but to stick their head out of water? Shocking :) I hope it is not a sign of anything wrong with the water.

[@lunchbox7983]

@@Fish-Story no it’s only when I put my finger right above the water he will come up and touch it but I do water changes every week

[@Fish-Story]

Sounds cute then. Maybe you could film it doing so too.

[@baum8981]

I have a sterbai corydora that has lost eyesight on one eye due to a fungal infection Fish is healthy otherwise, but the eye is the same sort of cloudy as with your catfish I dont think thats changing ever again Id be curious if it went away on this guy

[@Fish-Story]

The cloudy eyes were due to the harsh potassium permanganate treatment, burned off mucus layer. When the mucus restored, it went back to normal, if memory serves... Only one survived the QT and it still lives in one of our 240 gal tanks... Both eyes are good.

[@baum8981]

@@Fish-Story Great to hear :) Love your general setup btw Between yours and OFR i cant decide which one im more jealous of :D

[@Fish-Story]

Thank you for your kind words and attention to our humble ops. We appreciate them. How about "I can't decide which one I am more inspired by"? :) That'd sound better, more constructive, no? :) Sorry, just being friendly.

[@baum8981]

@@Fish-Story I guess inspiring is a better word for it Jealous only in the most positive sense :D But while im worried about the roof of my flat holding my 2 tanks with 500 l total, im kinda limited on tank size :D

[@Fish-Story]

I've met peers far more knowledgeable than me, who do great things in smaller tanks and I have learned a great deal from them and keep learning. They study fewer fish but way in-depth, even publish popular science articles, go around giving lectures, versus collectors like us who know a lot of fish but superficially.

[@Asol1224]

1:29 esse peixe é introduzido ? Pq tem um peixe muito parecido aqui no Brasil chamamo de camborjas ou de tamoata

[@Fish-Story]

1:29 is this fish introduced? Because there is a fish very similar here in Brazil we call camborjas or tamoata Yes, the hoplo catfish are not native to Florida, they are invasive.

[@Asol1224]

@@Fish-Story aqui pessoal coloca ele em aquário jumbos quando aqui chove e os córrego sobem da pra ver eles sanando e tauz eles e as pedrinhas ou coridoras

[@MrPackistan]

hey man i just upgraded my fresh water tank i got some bigger pike chichlids and oscars i want some grown out catfish that wont get too big for it like these haplos its a 310 would u be willing to sell me some?

[@Fish-Story]

We only got two of these hoplos and are using them for exhibit and got no other catfish on the current adoption list that could go into a 310 gal. They are all too big. Sorry. But if you are in FL, you can catch these hoplos yourself as many as you want. They live in every puddle.

[@Off80jigs]

I would love to adopt two goldfish

[@Fish-Story]

That segment was shot like half a year ago, so the goldies have been long gone. Sorry. Thank you.

[@sallydorsey1851]

Lucky cat fish

[@justinstuart8382]

You have Catfish in Potholes 😮 what? Lol

[@Fish-Story]

In the rainy season in Florida when the water table rises dramatically and all the water bodies swell and when it rains, many fish travel and spread around but often get stranded on the way from one lake, pond, impoundment, creek, ditch, or canal to another. This includes but is not limited to walking catfish, hoplo and bullhead catfish, mosquito fish, cichlids, tilapia, bass, bluegill, gar, etc.

[@justinstuart8382]

@@Fish-Story that's very interesting and thanks for your reply. If you love nature and animals like me (completely unrelated topic I know) I just watched this and thought you might find it interesting kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2jaqoWamZaaoJI

[@Fish-Story]

I too love all these documentaries. I could watch them all day every day.

[@marcelomendanha]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@vergilabrams1225]

I have 4 these guys in my tank

[@Fish-Story]

Are they from the wild?

[@vergilabrams1225]

@@Fish-Story Yes

[@Fish-Story]

@@vergilabrams1225 Do you know the scientific species name by chance?

[@vergilabrams1225]

@@Fish-Story No I don't unfortunately The one in the video is called Sokeh The marble one is called Katrina kwie And the flat head one is called Platta Ede kwie

[@Fish-Story]

@@vergilabrams1225 Thank you for this. As stated in the video description, I think these are Hoplosternum littorale.

[@bondonutz1]

HOW IS THIS HOPLO?

[@Fish-Story]

It's been doing alright in one of our 240 gal tanks with smaller fish and grow outs.

[@bondonutz1]

@@Fish-Story Good to hear, the Hoplos are my favorite catfish. I like your videos and appreciate you uploading them to share with us.

[@Fish-Story]

Thank you for the kind review of our humble effort.