You will not believe what I found... - Aquarium Advice

wendy · 11-11-2003, 08:13 AM

Tiny, baby Tiger Shovelnose Catfish in not just one, but several of the local petstores in my area. For $13. Of course there isn't a mention of how large this fish gets or the fact that it needs a 150 gallon tank MINIMUM, or even that it has the nickname "Tank Buster". I can't believe it. I saw these in at least 3 stores tonight. I can just vividly imagine someone buying one of these and sticking in their 5 gallon aquarium... I am the only one who thinks this is a bad idea? I mean it's one of the only four fish on Freshwater Fish FAQs listed simply as "Not Recommended"...

BrianNY · 11-11-2003, 09:01 AM

I used to keep one in a 55 [acronym:cdf2ba22d6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:cdf2ba22d6]. The fish does fine with equally aggressive (and larger), fish. The big draw back was it would only eat live food so constant trips to the [acronym:cdf2ba22d6="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:cdf2ba22d6] for feeder guppies and goldfish

Madame_X · 11-11-2003, 09:44 AM

One of the big [acronym:e50ddab40f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:e50ddab40f] in my area carries them regularly. They sell just about any size you want, but they also have full grown ones in their display tanks so they're not really hiding the fact that it gets huge.

Its really a beautiful catfish. I only wish they didn't get so big!

Sati · 11-11-2003, 10:29 PM

Holy.....
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...dopl/328_1.htm

Feeding: This fish is a carnivore and needs fish flesh, freshwater crabs, shrimps and small mammals.

madasafish · 11-11-2003, 11:01 PM

Yup. All my LFSs have them... Almost bought one myself once upon a time!

Lima Shovelnoses, too.

3 feet I believe.

A shame!!

cdawson · 11-12-2003, 12:39 AM

There's a four foot one at the local aquarium here. truly a beautiful fish. I would recommend more than 150g though. They wouldn't even have any room to turn around in that!

wendy · 11-12-2003, 01:08 AM

These things were in PetsMart! They are gorgeous, but they're monsters! They'll eat anything... Here's the info form Freshwater Fish FAQs:

http://boeing_dude.tripod.com/id211.htm

madasafish · 11-12-2003, 12:06 PM

Yeah, they've got some new *contributions* at Hanover Pet--three large Red-Tailed Catfish, one at about 2.5 feet. All in a 100 Gallon which is FAR too small for them. They really need a new home. Wish I could give them the 2000 gallons they really need!

All these postings are bound to start an avalanche of ethics-talk...

11-11-2003, 08:13 AM	#1
wendy Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NC Posts: 10	You will not believe what I found... Tiny, baby Tiger Shovelnose Catfish in not just one, but several of the local petstores in my area. For $13. Of course there isn't a mention of how large this fish gets or the fact that it needs a 150 gallon tank MINIMUM, or even that it has the nickname "Tank Buster". I can't believe it. I saw these in at least 3 stores tonight. I can just vividly imagine someone buying one of these and sticking in their 5 gallon aquarium... I am the only one who thinks this is a bad idea? I mean it's one of the only four fish on Freshwater Fish FAQs listed simply as "Not Recommended"...

11-11-2003, 10:29 PM	#4
Sati Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,184 Images: 3	Holy..... http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...dopl/328_1.htm Feeding: This fish is a carnivore and needs fish flesh, freshwater crabs, shrimps and small mammals. __________________ Holly ~ I love the fishes cause they're so delicious.

11-11-2003, 11:01 PM	#5
madasafish Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NY, NY Posts: 2,260 Images: 73	Yup. All my LFSs have them... Almost bought one myself once upon a time! Lima Shovelnoses, too. 3 feet I believe. A shame!! __________________ [acronym:3ff24413a5="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]MTS[/acronym:3ff24413a5] is a blessing, not a disease.

11-12-2003, 12:39 AM	#6
cdawson Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 431	There's a four foot one at the local aquarium here. truly a beautiful fish. I would recommend more than 150g though. They wouldn't even have any room to turn around in that! __________________ "Hey dad! your bettas looked lonely so I put them in a tank together!"

11-12-2003, 01:08 AM	#7
wendy Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NC Posts: 10	... These things were in PetsMart! They are gorgeous, but they're monsters! They'll eat anything... Here's the info form Freshwater Fish FAQs: http://boeing_dude.tripod.com/id211.htm

11-11-2003, 09:01 AM	#2
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,259 Images: 18	I used to keep one in a 55 [acronym:cdf2ba22d6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:cdf2ba22d6]. The fish does fine with equally aggressive (and larger), fish. The big draw back was it would only eat live food so constant trips to the [acronym:cdf2ba22d6="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:cdf2ba22d6] for feeder guppies and goldfish

11-11-2003, 09:44 AM	#3
Madame_X Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 580 Images: 14	One of the big [acronym:e50ddab40f="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:e50ddab40f] in my area carries them regularly. They sell just about any size you want, but they also have full grown ones in their display tanks so they're not really hiding the fact that it gets huge. Its really a beautiful catfish. I only wish they didn't get so big!

11-12-2003, 12:06 PM	#8
madasafish Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NY, NY Posts: 2,260 Images: 73	Yeah, they've got some new contributions at Hanover Pet--three large Red-Tailed Catfish, one at about 2.5 feet. All in a 100 Gallon which is FAR too small for them. They really need a new home. Wish I could give them the 2000 gallons they really need! All these postings are bound to start an avalanche of ethics-talk... __________________ [acronym:3ff24413a5="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]MTS[/acronym:3ff24413a5] is a blessing, not a disease.

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