Bjack - When buying white catfish in the midwest US be careful what you are getting. Every white catfish that I've seen so far in the midwest are albino channel catfish (red/pink eyes). Who is selling the white catfish that you are referring to? The white catfish (albino channels) that I have experience with get quite large (30"-36") and grow fairly fast depending on food amounts.


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