Dream Fish...

[GodFan]

Ok so I have a new dream fish. Its going to cost me a few thousand dollars to get it (buying a home for it) but I still want it! Ready? A red tailed catfish!
My LFS has one about a foot and a half that they have trained. It is really sweet. Kinda dog like actually! It comes up for food if you splash in the water and you can pet it!
Now I do understand he is going to be a 150 pound 5 foot beast. By the time I get one I will be able to afford the huge heated pond with a floating dog that he can live in lol
So in the mean time. Is there any easy to care for smaller that 6 inches fish I can treat like a dog? lol I know its wierd. I am going to try to train my angelfish. I also might try with my bumble bee cat and "new species" of badis!

 

[Numen Wraith.]

The idea of a catfish living in a dog is kind of gross.

Angels will definitely learn to come up for food and petting.

My personal "dream" (more like "current obsession for my next tank") fish is a black ghost knife fish, and all reports are that they learn to respond to humans.

 

[GodFan]

True that! I love BGKs but the enourmous tank size is very inhibitting. Plus I dont go by typical minimum tank size standards so that doesnt help...

 

[azmodan]

Oscars can be dog-like in their behavior sometimes.

 

[absolutangel04]

The most personable fish I have ever had have all been mollies. They come to get petted, and rub up on arm and stuff.
Also, striped peacock eels and dojo loaches.

 

[GodFan]

Thanks guys! My Mom has mollies so I can try with them. I wonder if I could have dojos...

 

[Zimmanski]

Baby whale fish also can be trained, like swim through rings and be hand fed and stuff like that. Super neat fish but also large, if I remember correctly they're not as big as BGK so they may be more feasible. Check 'em out on youtube

 

[GodFan]

Baby whale fish also can be trained, like swim through rings and be hand fed and stuff like that. Super neat fish but also large, if I remember correctly they're not as big as BGK so they may be more feasible. Check 'em out on youtube

Thanks I did look at them (sorry it took so long to reply. Stupid stomach flu....) I like them but they seem to need schools which kinda pushes it out for me.

 

[vao71]

My BGK is like a puppy he loves to swim through my fingers as I'm hand feeding them. If you have the money, Discus fish can also be very personable

 

[GodFan]

My BGK is like a puppy he loves to swim through my fingers as I'm hand feeding them. If you have the money, Discus fish can also be very personable

I want a BGK so bad but I doubt I will ever have a tank that huge lol

 

[Zimmanski]

Thanks I did look at them (sorry it took so long to reply. Stupid stomach flu....) I like them but they seem to need schools which kinda pushes it out for me.

Do they really? Guess I need to re-research them, I was under the impression they were social but could be kept alone, or that they were like elephant nose fish.

 

[GodFan]

Do they really? Guess I need to re-research them, I was under the impression they were social but could be kept alone, or that they were like elephant nose fish.

Maybe I got bad info lol They are very very cool!