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jhope21
10-05-2008, 7:27 PM
:devil:i am planning on putting one or two channel catfish in a horse trough and i am not all that sure what i need to do.
Lexi_D
10-05-2008, 7:57 PM
I would think a horse trough would be too narrow for such large fish... what are the dimensions? If you wanted to do that I'd go a bit smaller for fish. Also you'd need to clean it extremely well and get a pump/filter.
jhope21
10-05-2008, 8:15 PM
it is 60 inches long & 40 inches wide & 24 inches tall
wataugachicken
10-05-2008, 8:58 PM
too small to keep them in long-term. good for grow-out if you're gonna eat them though.
finsNfur
10-06-2008, 7:24 AM
That is way too small.
chenya
10-06-2008, 8:31 AM
If you have room, I would get one of the round stock tanks. The largest one that my farm store has is 9' x 2'. If I calculated right that would give you roughly 950-960 gallons. http://www.gardenponds.com/cponcalc.htm
petluvr
10-06-2008, 9:34 AM
Are you planning to use one of those rubbermaid troughs? My sister works for rubbermaid and says that the rubbermaid troughs are lined with chemicals that can leach into the water and kill your fish. Just thought I would pass on the info :)
Sploke
10-06-2008, 9:45 AM
Rubbermaid makes stock tanks that are made for holding water for livestock to drink. Many people have kept fish and turtles in them without incident (myself included)
petluvr
10-06-2008, 9:53 AM
Mileage varies, rubbermaid will suggest not putting fish in them but YES I would agreee that many people have used them successfully.
dixienut
10-06-2008, 10:46 AM
Are you planning to use one of those rubbermaid troughs? My sister works for rubbermaid and says that the rubbermaid troughs are lined with chemicals that can leach into the water and kill your fish. Just thought I would pass on the info :)
i have had commets in my rubbermaid trough for 2 years no problems,.. and they have breed many times,
chenya
10-06-2008, 1:28 PM
I too have kept fish in them no problems at all. If you are that concerned about it you could always use liner in it. I really don't see the need for that though. Kind of defeats the purpose.
Darkness9876
10-07-2008, 7:29 PM
Rubbermaid makes stock tanks that are made for holding water for livestock to drink. Many people have kept fish and turtles in them without incident (myself included)
Hmmm wonder what the horses think of that?
Our neighboor used to keep goldies in his horse tank.
They survived 2 years without being fed as well after his passing in an above ground unheated tank, and winters here get to around 5 on a few nights, but mostly around 25.