Catfish Problem - Aquarium Advice

RogerMcAllen · 06-22-2003, 11:28 PM

First off, can someone post a link to that great catfish site, I can't remember it.

Yesterday I got 4 Albino Channel Cats for my upper pond, based around an 8' diameter satelite dish. The problem is that they keep jumping down the waterfall into the lower pond with my goldfish. At first I thought the current took them over, but I added a wall of rocks and watched one squirm his way through and into the lower pond. This fish seem to be very aggressive, and I don't want them to hurt my comets. Do you have any suggestions on how to keep them up there that won't look like a fence or net? My next thought was maybe a screen up there, but I think that it would either look trashy or get clogged with leaves and such.

Luvhgsandksss · 06-25-2003, 12:34 PM

I had an rather Large Albino channel Cat in with my Goldfish, Regular, small and two only half the size of the cat, and I had Fantails, very small, the Catfish never gave them a problem. My pond now has two cat's, an albino channel & one that's proper name doesn't come to me right now, they are fine with all my assorted fish & snails. In fact, they come up & eat with my other fish when I feed them. We can hand feed ours. Probably doesn't answer your ? but my fish were all trying to jump up into my falls. Lori.

RogerMcAllen · 06-25-2003, 06:00 PM

Good to hear that the cats don't bother the fish. That was my biggest worry about them jumping down in with the others.

06-22-2003, 11:28 PM	#1
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,361 Images: 16	Catfish Problem First off, can someone post a link to that great catfish site, I can't remember it. Yesterday I got 4 Albino Channel Cats for my upper pond, based around an 8' diameter satelite dish. The problem is that they keep jumping down the waterfall into the lower pond with my goldfish. At first I thought the current took them over, but I added a wall of rocks and watched one squirm his way through and into the lower pond. This fish seem to be very aggressive, and I don't want them to hurt my comets. Do you have any suggestions on how to keep them up there that won't look like a fence or net? My next thought was maybe a screen up there, but I think that it would either look trashy or get clogged with leaves and such.

06-25-2003, 06:00 PM	#3
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,361 Images: 16	Good to hear that the cats don't bother the fish. That was my biggest worry about them jumping down in with the others. __________________ Have your reviewed your aquarium products yet?

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06-25-2003, 12:34 PM	#2
Luvhgsandksss Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lodi, California Posts: 9	I had an rather Large Albino channel Cat in with my Goldfish, Regular, small and two only half the size of the cat, and I had Fantails, very small, the Catfish never gave them a problem. My pond now has two cat's, an albino channel & one that's proper name doesn't come to me right now, they are fine with all my assorted fish & snails. In fact, they come up & eat with my other fish when I feed them. We can hand feed ours. Probably doesn't answer your ? but my fish were all trying to jump up into my falls. Lori.