red-tailed catfish, ALSO not for the home aquarium - Page 2 - MyFishTank.Net Freshwater Saltwater Aquarium Fish Forum

Franky099 · 01-23-2004, 10:09 AM

holy crap!

Purple · 01-23-2004, 10:53 AM

makes me feel better about my shovelnose - lol (relax - it's only a Lima - tho i originally wanted a tiger)

theeyrietrainer · 01-23-2004, 05:48 PM

hrmm, i seen a picture of a bigger RTC, ill post it when i find it...but that one's pretty big!

itchy armpits · 01-23-2004, 06:56 PM

you think it tastes good?

nf9648 · 05-18-2004, 08:16 PM

I think these tank busters would be a great addition to my stomach.

Brie · 11-21-2004, 12:26 AM

That is a wicked picture. Our LFS had a pair almost that size, until a dumbarse manager fed them 6-8 large green terrors each, and they died.. *grumble*

zombiegrrll · 05-06-2005, 04:53 PM

whoa thats big , ppl stuff that in tanks too. thts a fish tht needs to be in the wild unless you have a 3000 g tank.

Intravenous · 04-22-2006, 09:51 PM

If you DID have a 3000 (or 4000) gallon tank could you have one of those

?

lordroad · 03-19-2007, 12:47 PM

Lately I've seen two of these guys in 220 gallon tanks at two different LFS'. They make the 220s look like ten gallons and the fish isn't even half its wild adult size.

Seriously, unless you have this dude's tank, or live in south Florida and have a 10 K + pond, these guys are just too big for the house.

A sorta similar catfish is the raphael cat and tops out at around 7-8 inches.

VirgoWolf · 03-19-2007, 12:54 PM

Yeah, I LOVE catfish and the redtails are my fav., if I could get one in my 220gal, I would, but it's just not an option... I'd love to setup a pond system for one of these bad boys, but I don't have the money to heat a huge pond... even my 4500gal pond system just woulden't be enough if it were heated.

01-23-2004, 10:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
Franky099 Medium Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: southern Ohio Posts: 440	holy crap! __________________ Sometimes I felt, Sometimes I fell, Sometimes I held, The thoughts and feelings always said, Without you, thy heart be dead. May tomorrow bring you a blessing you never thought imaginable. ^i^ Joe ^i^

01-23-2004, 10:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
Purple Super Fish Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 1,616	makes me feel better about my shovelnose - lol (relax - it's only a Lima - tho i originally wanted a tiger) __________________ Purple Beware of the fish .... Vote for the Tank!

01-23-2004, 05:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
theeyrietrainer Large Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 880	hrmm, i seen a picture of a bigger RTC, ill post it when i find it...but that one's pretty big! __________________ All creatures currently being owned: Betta, Blue Paradise Fish, Cherry Barb, Endlers Livebearer, German Blue Rams, Guppy, Otocinclus, Red-Capped Oranda, White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Soft Shell Turtle I REALLY have to start breeding more different species of fish..

01-23-2004, 06:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
itchy armpits Little Fish Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Granada Hills, Ca. Posts: 258	you think it tastes good? __________________ my fish'll kick your dog's @ss anyday!

05-06-2005, 04:53 PM	#17 (permalink)
zombiegrrll Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nj usa Posts: 75	whoa thats big , ppl stuff that in tanks too. thts a fish tht needs to be in the wild unless you have a 3000 g tank. __________________ 75g.shovelnose catfish, ,arrowana,red bellie pacu. 2 moray eels,stingray.asian barracuda,slant nose gar,needlenose gar,,brown knife,black ghost knife,elephant nose,bala shark, 404 fluval , 29g 3 gouramis blue, angelic cat, pleco,red rainbow 10g red eared slider turtle, 15g banded knifefish ,10g gecko, 5.5g rosey minows,

05-18-2004, 08:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
nf9648 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Hood, TX Posts: 24	I think these tank busters would be a great addition to my stomach.

11-21-2004, 12:26 AM	#16 (permalink)
Brie Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle, Wa Posts: 25	That is a wicked picture. Our LFS had a pair almost that size, until a dumbarse manager fed them 6-8 large green terrors each, and they died.. grumble

04-22-2006, 09:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
Intravenous Little Fish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Edinburgh and Aberdeen Scotland, UK Posts: 197	If you DID have a 3000 (or 4000) gallon tank could you have one of those ? __________________ Freshwater 70 Litre (Juwel Rekord 70): 4 blue rams (Microgeophagus ramirezi) 1 vampire pleco (L007/L029, Leporacanthicus cf. Galaxias) 5 amano shrimp (Caridina japonica) 60 Litre (BiOrb 60): 6 silver tip tetras (Hasemania nana) 6 penguin tetras (Thayeria boehlkei)

03-19-2007, 12:47 PM	#19 (permalink)
lordroad Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 989	Lately I've seen two of these guys in 220 gallon tanks at two different LFS'. They make the 220s look like ten gallons and the fish isn't even half its wild adult size. Seriously, unless you have this dude's tank, or live in south Florida and have a 10 K + pond, these guys are just too big for the house. A sorta similar catfish is the raphael cat and tops out at around 7-8 inches.

03-19-2007, 12:54 PM	#20 (permalink)
VirgoWolf Super Fish Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,908	Yeah, I LOVE catfish and the redtails are my fav., if I could get one in my 220gal, I would, but it's just not an option... I'd love to setup a pond system for one of these bad boys, but I don't have the money to heat a huge pond... even my 4500gal pond system just woulden't be enough if it were heated. __________________