Red Tail Catfish

[VOLCOMMIKE]

:huh:I JUST GOT A RED TAIL CATFISH ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG. I HAVE HIM A 55G ANDI REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT TO FEED HIM OTHER GUPPIES
:help: :huh:

[JustLooking]

Hope you are planning a little larger of a tank for him
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/RickDitt/Mics/catback2.jpg

[dorkfish]

I'm sure you could shove that in a 55, as long as you don't like fish that move... feed him back to the fish store I say.

[kjenber]

Keep it and enjoy its bueauty. The red tail cat i sa awsm fish. It will eat most
enay thing other small fish and sainking shirimp pellets maby flak food
feed a variety. It WILL GET BIG when that hapens eat it or sell maby give
to a frend.you will enjoy this fish and will fit in a 55gal fore about 2 years

[reptileguy2727]

we have one at work that was growing well on sinking carnivore pellets, shrimp pellets, and (not intended for him) algae wafers. he also ate cardinal tetras since the owner didnt think he was big enough to take them yet, yeah right. is yours a south american or asian? im assuming SA.

[carpediem]

Who the $%#@ would sell someone a red-tail cat for a 55G tank?

That is so totally lame I can't stand it... I hope you're a troll...

[tonytheboss1]

:shark: Unfortunately a lot of LFS's will sell this 'cat' & not tell you what you're in for!! Please---do some research. This is NOT an aquarium fish!! Save yourself & return ASAP! (FYI: It will eat pretty much ANYTHING in the tank on it's way 60"!!!!)

[chinnp]

I'd contend that Red Tail Cat's aren't aquarium fish at all. They're really suited for a large tropical pond.

[managuay86]

i agree i honestly think that catfish arnt sutible for aquariums or at least the shovlenose, redtails and the channels, oh and the irridecent 'sharks' which are really catfish. ponds and/ or super large aquariums in the 1000's range is sutible.

[reptileguy2727]

there will always be animals in the pet industry that effectively no one in the pet industry as a hobbyist can actually deal with. the big catfish, pacus, arowanas , arapaima, iguanas, big monitor lizards, big pythons and boas, snapping turtles, the bigger species of softshell turtles, and on and on. obviously some of these can be dealt with by hobbyists, but all too often every one of these species is sold to people who dont know they need to or simply wont do the best for these large animals. we as hobbyists have the responisbility to be aware of what we are getting into and if we do get into something we shoudlnt have, we need to do the best thing for the animal that we can, and if it isnt good enough, find someone who can. in this case IMO the best thing is for it to be returned to the LFS. i work at a LFS and i always try to reenforce how big things get when people want them. but there are always idiots out there (not to say the original poster is an idiot or anything like that).

[gatotsu77]

I couldn't tell you how many people come to me expecting to put 30-40" worth of fish into a 10 gallon aquarium with a bottom end top fin filter... (not to diss top fin.. but a 10g topfin filter is not adequate to even slightly overstock a 10g in my opinion... but then again, I have a rena xp3 and an emperor 400 on a 55g which when my fish grow up will have about 60-65" worth of fish) and then people that think they can keep several fish in a goldfish bowl... (and yes, even wanting to keep tropicals in a goldfish bowl... worst one I was asked was if they could keep a 3" albino tiger oscar in a 2.5g goldfish bowl) its absolutely rediculous. It can be a hassle, but all you can do is inform everyone who you can about the correct setup for each fish they're planning to purchase... and in a few rare cases, I've had to refuse to sell a fish to someone, due to their absolute ignorance and lack of consideration for a living creature. (and my boss backed me up on my decision) I can imagine that my thoughts seemed rather jumbled there... please forgive me, I just got off of work and have been dealing with idiots all day. :-P

[tonytheboss1]

I've had to refuse to sell a fish to someone, due to their absolute ignorance and lack of consideration for a living creature. (and my boss backed me up on my decision) I can imagine that my thoughts seemed rather jumbled there... please forgive me, I just got off of work and have been dealing with idiots all day. :-P

:cool: Just got off myself so I know where you're at!! Glad to see some integrity in the industry. We need more, MUCH more! Keep educating. :clap: :clap:

[Iceman_6104]

i just want to say that i also agree with both of the last comments. i have alot of friends that come over and look at my tank. (i have a 55g with two dempsy and a ropefish. i am going to upgrade to a 75g in the next few months.) they think its cool and want to go out and start there own tank. number one they go and buy a 20g and want to keep oscars in it. number two they don't really know what there getting into. so i was the **** and told them that they couldnt do it. so now i'm the bad friend, but i think its worth them being mad at me, vs a oscars in a 20g tank.

[DeRo316]

I would just keep him in the tank then you can go "Noodlin" whenever you want!!