Difference Between SILVER channel Catfish and Channel Catfish?

Question

I am stocking my pond with many fish including catfish, but I dont like the looks of the channel catfish, then I saw an ad online for Silver Channel Catfish, but it was a crappy picture... Can anyone provide pics for me... and explain the main differences from the two fish!?!?!?!?!?!

Answer 1

The only picture I found on Google for a silver channel catfish is not a channel cat. It's a white catfish, which is a light silver.

There are many different types of catfish. When you order catfish from a restaurant, typically what you get is white catfish. I used to work at a catfish plant and we bought white catfish from the local MS Delta catfish farms.

Channels will sometimes look silver during certain stages of their spawning, because males will change colors when courting, but what they show in that picture is a White Catfish, not a Channel. There is no such breed as a Silver Channel Catfish.

White Catfish are still good eathing though, so if you want to stock them they are a little easier to keep alive, so go for it, but don't pay a higher price for a "Silver" Channel Cat when all they are trying to do is sell you the lower cost White Catfish.

Answer 2

Interesting, Could be a sales pitch. Never herd of such a thing. All species of fish have different color phases. It all has to do with genetics, food,and environment . Catfish can be light or darker depending on light intensity and clarity of water.even the cats you bought can change in the new endearment you created for them. Hope this helps. Don`t want to see you spend money you don`t need to.

Answer 3

There isn't such a thing. You can even type in silver channel catfish in google images and only one silver cat picture comes up. I think they're just doing it to say it's like an exotic species of catfish. Good luck though!

Answer 4

most siler colored catfish in ponds are blue cats.