Channel Catfish

[nikirushka]

Hi all, newbie here!

A little while back, I took on a 9" channel catifish (it had eaten all its tankmates and the tank was being emptied).

At the moment it is in a 2ft tank, but next weekend will be upgraded to 4ft and next summer hopefully will have a pond.

My question - can these guys overwinter or would it be worth looking for a home for it with someone who has a big enough indoor tank?

 

[MartinS]

First question - where in the world are you, and second, if in a pond, how deep?

 

[nikirushka]

Oops! Sorry, forgot my location. I am in the UK, so my pond does freeze over winter - but as winters are getting milder it's freezing less each year. Barely happened last year and the ice was very thin.

The cat's pond would probably be around 2-3 feet deep and raised so it feeds into my goldfish pond.

 

[CAC]

It would probably be ok over winter, however its probably best to make the pond deeper...? Maybe ask for more info on pong temps in the pond section.
As for the fish, check here: http/www.fishforums.net/content/Catfish/...hannel-Catfish/