Question about catfish

[Xzap]

90 gal planted community

Right now I have about 7 emerald cats & corys. I want to keep a school of emaralds around 10 or 12 and I also want 1 "bigger "type cat. Any suggestion on a community cat that gets 12" or so.?

My smallest fish are common hatchets, otos and danios.

Thx,

dave

 

[Zagz]

LOL this may be a bit too big...http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/catfish/pangasius.php

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/catfish/redtailcat.php

This page has various sizes and shapes. http://www.mongabay.com/fish/doradidae.htm

 

[Toirtis]

The problem is the larger the cat, the larger the mouth, and cats are not typically too discriminate about what they inhale.

 

[Aquarium Freak]

Zagz don't Red tailed catfish need more than a 90g tank to keep happily?
though I could be wrong.

 

[Rach101]

Sure a 90 will work, and you can keep red tailed cats with anything---NOT

Those suckers get HUGE, ive seen a almost three foot long one in person.
Scary looking thing.

 

[Xzap]

I know red tails get up to 5'.
I'm thinking of putting one in a 500 gal someone offered me at a good price.

Thx,

Dave

 

[PCooper]

RTC get over 20 inchs big and they are Predator that will even try to eat a something that you might not think it will eat.

I seem them ate a Oscar before.

Its not for a community tank.

 

[Zagz]

I wouldn't personally recommend that you keep them in a community tank, strangely enough several links do say that they can be kept in community tanks. I guess that is why you have to research more than one site.

 

[Toirtis]

I know red tails get up to 5'.
I'm thinking of putting one in a 500 gal someone offered me at a good price.

Thx,

Dave

500G isn't even close to what you will need for an adult RTC....you are looking at an eventual 6' fish that will weigh near 300 lbs....2000 ( about 12' x 8' x 30") is about absolute minimal to house one....a 500 will be at most 5' x 5' x 30"....how is a 5'+ fish going to even turn around in that (and unless that glass is easily 2" thick, one good smack of that RTC tail is going to be beyond disasterous.)?

 

[Xzap]

That's one thing I like about AA, it keeps my imagination in check.. thx Toirtis

Dave

 

[Toirtis]

That's one thing I like about AA, it keeps my imagination in check.. thx Toirtis

Dave

De nada...I need a good kick in the thought-process occasionally, too....especially when I start thinking about how I could possibly pull off an electric eel or some such.

 

[Xzap]

A friend of mine that owns a lfs ordered a 500 gal ($5000) for a customer and he paid a $2500 deposit and then didn't take the tank, so my friend offered it to me for $2500.

Like I really need a tank that big ! I do have a perfect place for it, but dang all the maintenance.. and filtering.. and pwc's.. and lighting.. and algae !

I think I just got another reality check *lol*

Dave

 

[Toirtis]

No so bad, actually...if I had the room (assuming you do), I would be all over it.