The catfish breeding experiment comes to an end.

[@RaeSyngKane]

Breeding fish is pretty difficult. I think it's one of those things were if it doesn't work you get nothing, if it does you have 50,000 babies. I know with Koi the other fish beat the eggs out of the pregnant females. Had a couple get beat to death against the rocks and two get thrown from the pond and die. Only successful breeding we had was they tore a hole in the mothers side, and we had to pull her out, one carp got caught with her. We think the fish either dropped her eggs in the bucket, which we then dumped back in, or the shock of getting pulled from the water made her release. Either way a couple months later I notice little colorful fish swimmin around. Nature is brutal, that's why it cracks me up when people do the "As nature intended" stuff.

[@qualqui]

Well, what a bummer this didn't work out, well at least ya tried and those fish are BIG! Some yummy steamed or fried catfish with sticky rice and some bok choy greens and you're set!

[@lifeinthailand]

Lots of good eating there, not sure what I am going to do, we well see. For now there safe.

[@jimclaire7996]

Nice video, thanks for sharing,

[@alexisgrunden1556]

Aww, man... Better luck next breeding season, Paul. I hope the fish are delicious, and maybe this season's failure will provide some useful lessons for next year, if you try again. Be well! 😊

[@lifeinthailand]

They are delicious... who knows what next year well bring.

[@jackhill8246]

Well ... you gave it a shot... was fun watching. Yup, you were able to raise some nice big catfish. Thanks for sharing. They'll make a very nice dinner and some delicious laab pladuk ☺ ☺

[@lifeinthailand]

What a mountain of catfish salad I could make with these guys...lol

[@jackhill8246]

Ha Ha Ha .... for sure! :)

[@sherbert500]

an inch and a half spike when you are that size is pretty impressive, no wonder the missus has taken a beating lol

[@lifeinthailand]

They can so a lot of damage with those.

[@fromAtotheZ]

Love the series! From what I have seen on catfish breeding they inject hormones into the female so that she would release the eggs and then they harvest the sperm from the male fish to fertilise them. Might be something to look into (if you can get a hold of those hormones). After that you get the difficulty of keeping the eggs and the hatchlings alive with brine shrimp and oxygenation :) Good luck, and the result are amazing breeding or not!

[@lifeinthailand]

I have seen that, I was hoping nature would help but not this time.

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

Lifeinthailand I know I am late to the party and I am not sure if this works with most fish or if it is different for most species, but I have studied up on tilapia, when trying for babies, one is supposed to use 5 females to 1 male and then in the tank they take 5 pieces stacked 3 X 2 and tied or glued together with aquarium glue, of PVC just big enough for 1 female fish in each piece by diameter/circumfrence and length and place at one end of tub/tote/aquarium and at other end a flower pot or something kind of big enough for the mail to be behind! I think the female lays her eggs in the pot and goes, then he feterlizes, she picks up and then resides in tube until babies are ready! It is probably different for your fish in some measures but maybe the whole hide n seek thing will work and I think the more females to one male will be better. Kind of same prinipal as with roosters 1 to every 15 or less! Anyway, good luck if you decide to try again, and thanks for your videos, I love them!!!

[@noorhussain6313]

How to do natural way breading any idea make a video please injection I think not good

[@combedpubes]

I don't know if its even possible but I'd love to see a bit of mackerel in them tanks

[@lifeinthailand]

Have to be salt water for starters and can't see them doing to good in a small space.

[@combedpubes]

Ah right well I did say I haven't got a clue lol all I know about mackerel is they're delicious

[@cowboyvicepisodes1945]

they are a good size for sure,never tasted one but take your word for it they taste good,is a pity the breed experiment did not work,wish i knew more to help,enjoy your day :)

[@lifeinthailand]

Did not work but worth a try, we well see what happens next.

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

No babies but it was a good try. Those fish are huge. Good meal. Best wishes Bob.

[@lifeinthailand]

Nice beautiful fish, I now know this don't work, might have to come up with something different.

[@MisterMitchMM]

awesome. thanks paul

[@lifeinthailand]

Too bad it didn't work...

[@McDowallManor]

Good for you, having a crack at it mate.

[@lifeinthailand]

Never works if you don't try.....

[@wallaceviviansadventures2095]

wow they sure are big fish.i was hoping it would work out for you

[@lifeinthailand]

There monsters for sure, for the breed anyway.

[@sherbert500]

if it was me all joking aside, I would dig a pond and just let them go at it naturally, I am pretty sure you could harvest enough fry to bring on in the tanks if the fish have a quiet natural habitat to go about in and breed, sometimes without the natural stimuli things just wont breed no matter how right you think you have it, go with nature dude and let them crack on lol

[@lifeinthailand]

If I had a way to keep the fish in and the locals out I would, but been there done that and learned a lesson.

[@reelthing4u]

cheers.

[@lifeinthailand]

Thanks.

[@bangalorebobbel]

bad luck ... but what to do, at least you tried it, and new day, new plans ;-)

[@lifeinthailand]

Time to go back to the drawing board...lol

[@bangalorebobbel]

yes, nothing impossible for an engineer! I think as long as you believe in the realisation of something as long you have the chance to open the right door - anyhow, anywhen, but it will happen. Failures are the possible results of a good trial and error method, so one has to expect and love them, since they teach you at least what is not so great, if not even more. Even huge inventions can be based on failures - fogetting to clean the lab results sometimes in Penicillin, so who knows what you can find in the catfish habitat, one day ;-) If something doesn't come as expected, if failures happen, such moments are the one side of the medal, and as long as you keep on trying you have always the chance to get the other side on top ;-)

[@lifeinthailand]

Very true, if you don't try it's not going to happen 100% of the time.

[@TheSusieChannel]

✨🌷💖🌷✨ Very interesting video thank you for sharing!

[@lifeinthailand]

Thanks for taking the time to watch.

[@rajputofmaharashtra782]

Thanks

[@DaleCalderCampobello]

I wonder if breeding is a seasonal thing triggered by the length of day or something.

[@lifeinthailand]

It is a seasonal thing, they normally breed during the rainy season, when the rainy season was over I stopped the experiment, the chance of it working was very small anyway but was worth a try.

[@yvonnekoedood4611]

love the video thanks and a good day Paul

[@lifeinthailand]

Thank you.

[@turkey2003]

Walking catfish need a big influx of fresh water to stimulate breeding. They can be bred anytime of the year. The trigger for breeding is that "new" water. It mimics the rainy season and gets them going. Also they need grass or some sort of vegetation to lay their eggs on in the little cave. I breed some in a aquarium before and after a 95% water change they would go at it. (Also the mating of walking catfish is gentle, the pair will nudge each other during courtship, aggressive behaviour usually means breeding attempts are not working) Your catfish seem to be African/Thai hybrids. clarias macrocephalus and clarias batrachus. Good luck next time! Practice makes perfect.

[@lifeinthailand]

I decided to leave the breeding to the professionals, but I know a guy in Nigeria that is have a lot of success breeding them, so I might follow his lead one day.

[@octrea5387]

Cute dogs. Hope they hatch pups some day.

[@lifeinthailand]

lol

[@MillaRaeDeshibeau]

Keep trying to breed them cause I would love to see that happen cause I want to also try it for the future cause my grandma loves catfish..:-)

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, Might need to put them in a lake to make it happen, or some injections for the ladies.

[@MillaRaeDeshibeau]

lifeinthailand I was looking online and I heard feed them worms and high protein and simulate rain but again I have no way of figuring out how that can be accomplished hahahaa

[@georgeasare6325]

Drop that black thing you use to cover the pond into the tank and leave them for some days, they may lay on it

[@lifeinthailand]

That actually might work, worth a try anyway.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

It was interesting though

[@lifeinthailand]

It was fun, didn't work but it was a very long shot so no surprise.

[@dylpspevtre]

I think with aggressive fish need 2 females per male when breeding so one doesn't get fully hurt and die off

[@lifeinthailand]

A few people have said that, some said you need 2 males (I think that would be a nightmare) but might be worth another try at some point.

[@ImmortalOne-LoLo]

Should be able to squeeze eggs out by hand an same with male to fertilize the eggs like they do in the big farms shouldn't have to keep them together

[@lifeinthailand]

A little more to it than just harvesting eggs.

[@Miss_Judy]

thats a shame it didnt work... is there any videos at all on yt with any success??? I sure love your cement fish tanks - they are so pretty - gracious they are huge!!! great update :)

[@lifeinthailand]

There are videos but none that help and none that show the natural way, all I have seen they harvest the eggs and sperm, and make babies that way.

[@Miss_Judy]

oh! hmmm - depressing!

[@hooper4581]

Nice lookin fish. Too bad mating did not work out. Can’t lose for trying. Maybe keep a big one for pet just to see how long they live just a thought Carry on pal

[@lifeinthailand]

It would be interesting to see if they got even bigger.

[@SouthpawDavey]

You tried shame it didnt work out. How do the guys that sell them do it? i have seen salmon milked is that the way o go?.

[@lifeinthailand]

I have only seen video from Africa, they do milk the eggs out but they have to give them injections first, and I thing they kill the males to get the sperm. not much useful info on youtube that I can find.

[@SouthpawDavey]

There must be a certain time of year when they breed naturally. So the hormones would be right you know what I mean. I wonder if that is the reason wrong time of year.

[@lifeinthailand]

In the rainy season, so time to stop now as the rainy season might be over, I hope its over.......lol

[@SouthpawDavey]

Ok ;-) was just a thought. Just started raining here....

[@shakeelkadri1905]

You need to create fake monsoon paddy field environment by dropping water as well as increasing temp to 28 which is normally happens in case of paddy field and paddy saplings as well as small material which female can dig before mate for egg drop. Also you need to put those two male and female which are together from birth and are king if couple from Starr.

[@lifeinthailand]

Your probably right, I decided to leave the breeding to the professionals and I well buy the babies.

[@shakeelkadri1905]

Its time for you to be professional. See this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2eTi5akjb1oopI and read this guide .www.fao.org/3/a-ak505e.pdf. And dont forget to post video if you breed one.

[@xaocha80081]

Fish your own fish with a fishing rod for lunch lol

[@lifeinthailand]

OK then.

[@iswearurcancer3501]

Man ive been watching since day one u still got the one that had a black dot on its head?

[@lifeinthailand]

Old spot is still in there.

[@ALayne08]

Even Einstein used the processes of elimination, no pain no gain. You'll get the right combination .

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, That is true.

[@naomibeery478]

You have an interesting setup there. Do you have a farm?

[@lifeinthailand]

No, Just a few tanks around the house.

[@ryanryan6065]

is it frofitable

[@lifeinthailand]

Not at times size, but it could make money.

[@joshegross]

Were you counting in Laos?

[@lifeinthailand]

Thai.

[@lifeinthailand]

But Laos does use the same numbers.

[@ryanryan6065]

for how much months experiment

[@lifeinthailand]

Not sure now, 3 or 4 months.

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

How u been fish looking good nice and big

[@lifeinthailand]

All good here, these are the most famous catfish in youtube, millions of views, lots of crazy comments, and look at them now, beautiful fish.

[@res1492]

did they all die?

[@lifeinthailand]

Why would you say that?

[@res1492]

i just saw a video of you with about 200 tiny ones... "Starting a catfish (Clarias batrachus) farm @ home, 200 fish" ...then i watched this and you seemed upset....i thought they might have died EDIT ... oh that video was from 2015

[@ryanryan6065]

means

[@tanyacreedon]

Huge fish... lol

[@lifeinthailand]

They are big.

[@tattoocharlie7014]

They got so big I remember the first video

[@lifeinthailand]

The forst video is still going strong, and people are still saying it well never work, some things never change.

[@rajputofmaharashtra782]

But in nature how can they r bredeening

[@shortchanged.]

Try easier fish like talopia

[@lifeinthailand]

They do breed easier but harder to take care of, basically, they need a lot of oxygen added to the water, I will try them soon though.

[@rajputofmaharashtra782]

U r bredeening naturaly

[@lifeinthailand]

I was going the natural route but it did not work.

[@MrAussie44]

pitty you did not get any egg's,,, And they are a good size now,,,

[@lifeinthailand]

There big for sure.

[@ลัดดาวัลย์แสงพรม]

สวัสดีครับ

[@ronaldsebastian2466]

They have to be a year old to breed.

[@lifeinthailand]

Not true.

[@jasonmacdonald5468]

I meant Barry White not Barry Manilow so try again

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, the wrong music, I well know for the next time....

[@shortchanged.]

Brim

[@lifeinthailand]

Not here.

[@ronaldsebastian2466]

Here is why they did not breed. ( www.cabi.org/isc/FullTextPDF/2006/20063231117.pdf )

[@lifeinthailand]

Maybe.

[@Oppo-tw1je]

ผมคนไทย

[@rajputofmaharashtra782]

Please reply me