Got a free fish! - Aquarium Advice

Peyton · 09-23-2006, 04:41 PM

Went to the LFS friday and traded in a bunch of plant clippings for some cherry shrimp and a couple of bunches of rotala magenta. Anyway I get home, reach into the bag to pull out the rotala and something moves! I'm like

. So I look closer and there is a bumblebee catfish among the plant stems! I have no idea how he lived as it was a good 2 hrs he went with just enough water to keep him wet. I mean maybe 20ml at best. Anyway I just drop him in my 40gal, I seen no reason to acclimate him. Never had that happen before. I plan on taking him back next week as I really don't want him though.

Just thought I would share.

09-23-2006, 05:15 PM

Im surprised the little guy made it. Maybe you should keep him and name him Lucky, the cat with 9 lives.

hc8719 · 09-23-2006, 05:52 PM

wouldnt be a catfish if it was easy to kill, good luck

fish_4_all · 09-23-2006, 06:06 PM

I love those nice little finds. I have gotten 2 fish for basically free now that were supposed to be sold otherwise, both with neon tetras. I also got Colombian ramshorns free once, made a good trade for something I actually wanted.

Speakerman · 09-23-2006, 07:42 PM

I've got a striped rafael catfish that likes to wedge himself behind stuff in my 150 gal.

Last time I did a major water change he was stuck behind my inlet tube for the xP3. He was out of the water for a good 40 minutes before I noticed him..heh...I promptly put him back in the water... he swam around for a bit, then just went to find another hiding spot...heh heh...Catfish are very resilient.

09-23-2006, 04:41 PM	#1
Peyton Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Milton, WV Posts: 514 Images: 15	Got a free fish! Went to the LFS friday and traded in a bunch of plant clippings for some cherry shrimp and a couple of bunches of rotala magenta. Anyway I get home, reach into the bag to pull out the rotala and something moves! I'm like . So I look closer and there is a bumblebee catfish among the plant stems! I have no idea how he lived as it was a good 2 hrs he went with just enough water to keep him wet. I mean maybe 20ml at best. Anyway I just drop him in my 40gal, I seen no reason to acclimate him. Never had that happen before. I plan on taking him back next week as I really don't want him though. Just thought I would share.

09-23-2006, 05:52 PM	#3
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	wouldnt be a catfish if it was easy to kill, good luck __________________ "Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research." George Bernard Shaw

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09-23-2006, 05:15 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	Im surprised the little guy made it. Maybe you should keep him and name him Lucky, the cat with 9 lives.

09-23-2006, 06:06 PM	#4
fish_4_all Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 1,809 Images: 4	I love those nice little finds. I have gotten 2 fish for basically free now that were supposed to be sold otherwise, both with neon tetras. I also got Colombian ramshorns free once, made a good trade for something I actually wanted.

09-23-2006, 07:42 PM	#5
Speakerman Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: College Station, Texas Posts: 326	I've got a striped rafael catfish that likes to wedge himself behind stuff in my 150 gal. Last time I did a major water change he was stuck behind my inlet tube for the xP3. He was out of the water for a good 40 minutes before I noticed him..heh...I promptly put him back in the water... he swam around for a bit, then just went to find another hiding spot...heh heh...Catfish are very resilient.