| No. | All keepers listed by when they started keeping this species. The longest an individual has been kept is 21 years, 2 months. |
| 1 | arapaimag since 1992-06-16 to 2013-08-22, that's 21 years, 2 months |
| 2 | Osiris since 2007-07-31 to 2009-07-31, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 3 | Junttis (k: 2) since 2009-12-13 to 2011-12-13, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 4 | Bijn (k: 4) since 2010-10-02 to 2013-11-06, that's 3 years, 1 months |
| 5 | yadayada since 2012-03-18 to 2014-04-14, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 6 | Ghenriques since 2012-09-24 to 2014-09-24, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 7 | JohnRayNg (p: 2) since 2015-01-07 to 2017-01-07, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 8 | Altifrons since 2015-03-16 to 2017-03-16, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 9 | pokemonrange (k: 3) since 2015-04-24 to 2017-07-30, that's 2 years, 3 months; who writes, "I think Trachelyopterus fisheri is a kind of catfish which isi special. They are not afraid to light and they would swim in the front part of the tank when they see u. It is amazing that a catfish would love to chase your moving finger. sorry for poor english :(" |
| 10 | CruiserCountry since 2015-12-08 to 2017-12-08, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 11 | Marine590622 since 2016-04-04 to 2018-04-04, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 12 | sundance14 (k: 6) since 2016-07-21 to 2025-04-24, that's 8 years, 9 months; who writes, "Housed in 29 Gallon Tank with 5 Blind Cave Fishes. Have various size PVC pipes for them to hide. Nothing special expect 2 hanging filters." |
| 13 | firman catfish since 2016-08-29 to 2018-08-29, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 14 | cory-ap2 since 2017-04-16 to 2019-09-19, that's 2 years, 5 months |
| 15 | Domaku (p: 3) since 2017-05-02 to 2019-05-02, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 16 | daniel60 (k: 4) since 2017-08-27 to 2019-08-31, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 17 | cpit225 (k: 2) since 2018-07-20 to 2020-10-02, that's 2 years, 2 months |
| 18 | evojoey since 2018-10-05 to 2020-10-05, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 19 | Doradid since 2019-02-03 to 2021-07-26, that's 2 years, 5 months |
| 20 | Revanwars since 2019-12-20 to 2020-07-25, that's 0 years, 7 months |
| 21 | angel_fish since 2020-04-09 to 2022-04-09, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 22 | Quokka since 2020-08-25 to 2022-08-25, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 23 | Alessandro Bartolini since 2021-03-30 to 2023-03-30, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 24 | Narwhal72 (k: 153) since 2021-07-27 to 2025-04-24, that's 3 years, 8 months; who writes, "I bought 3 in 2021 and moved them around to various aquariums. They do not bother other fish and stay hidden all day. Active at night." |
| 25 | Catfish-ologist since 2021-09-17 to 2021-09-16, that's 0 years, 0 months |
| 26 | Claudio Marullo since 2021-11-23 to 2025-04-24, that's 3 years, 5 months; who writes, "Completamente inattivo di giorno, anche se accetta il cibo anche nelle ore diurne, la notte nuota attivamente, pacifico ma un po pauroso a volte" |
| 27 | Knotted pumpkin (p: 2, k: 27) since 2021-11-23 to 2024-01-23, that's 2 years, 2 months; who writes, "Those in the 300l seem to show reproductive behaviour. 1 fish wrapping itself around another. Looks like holding on with it's mouth but no damage to the one being held. Most noticed 23 January 2022", "9 x 27/12/21 added to 300L 3 x added to 600L" |
| 28 | qui2424 since 2021-12-04 to 2023-12-04, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 29 | mkinsella since 2022-03-07 to 2024-03-07, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 30 | Asti_Makk since 2023-05-25 to 2025-04-24, that's 1 years, 10 months |
| 31 | Mikesask (p: 3, k: 3) since 2023-07-16 to 2025-04-24, that's 1 years, 9 months |
| 32 | jcover since 2024-02-03 to 2025-04-24, that's 1 years, 2 months |
| 33 | Flyinglab since 2024-03-06 to 2025-04-24, that's 1 years, 1 months |
| 34 | justin1644 since 2024-05-31 to 2025-04-24, that's 0 years, 10 months |
| 35 | Tumxn (p: 2) since 2025-01-15 to 2025-04-24, that's 0 years, 3 months |
