red tail

[judcoynehunter]

i have seen a 17" red tail cat for sale what is the attainable size my friend has a 400 uk gal tank (10ft x3ft x2.5ft) we have seen a so called adult one that was about 34" is this right 1metre yes

 

[smithrc]

they can get to 4ft i believe... Too big for most 'home owners'

 

[Teelie]

I think it's a mistake to sell those and a few other large fish to home owners who have no clue what they're getting into.

 

[judcoynehunter]

i think the same how evre i am going to be housing the said fish in a 10ft 400uk gal tank is this tank big enough for a full grown red tail? which is approx 500us gal i think

 

[Bomag]

now then its up to you but in the wild they can get up to five foot long but in captivity norm is about 4ft long, mine bruce is still a baby that tank would be a nice size But its the 3ft x 2.5 that worrys me its going to have trouble turning round loads of length but no width for a fish like that.

i am doing a topical pond for mine that is either going to be 10ft x 4ft x 4ft or 8ft x 4ft x 4ft i know the first one is just over six hundred uk gallons but the bigger would be better i think .
but really you do need another tank that is wider

 

[judcoynehunter]

now then its up to you but in the wild they can get up to five foot long but in captivity norm is about 4ft long, mine bruce is still a baby that tank would be a nice size But its the 3ft x 2.5 that worrys me its going to have trouble turning round loads of length but no width for a fish like that.

i am doing a topical pond for mine that is either going to be 10ft x 4ft x 4ft or 8ft x 4ft x 4ft i know the first one is just over six hundred uk gallons but the bigger would be better i think .
but really you do need another tank that is wider

sorry i got the dimentions wrong it 10ftx 4ft x3ft its specialy made by acylic as i said it not my tank wish it was i had to phone him for the correct diamensions so this tank is not much smaller the the one you are building for your red tail

have you seen the one at wharf aquatics
www.thetropicalfishtank.co.uk

 

[Bomag]

that is not so bad then just remember that they do get darn big and will scratch your arm to bits if you get sucked in they do it by accident on the norm not nasty fish just strong and large good luck

 

[judcoynehunter]

that is not so bad then just remember that they do get darn big and will scratch your arm to bits if you get sucked in they do it by accident on the norm not nasty fish just strong and large good luck

thanks for the advice i will tell him that he will be okay oh are flowerhorns okay to go with one

 

[Bomag]

i would say not. because as far as i no flower horns only get to about 15"-17" so will just get eaten but if they do get bigger they would have to get a lot lot bigger not to be eaten ,.....
can i please ask how much yours is or was and does it have a name yet ?

 

[judcoynehunter]

i would say not. because as far as i no flower horns only get to about 15"-17" so will just get eaten but if they do get bigger they would have to get a lot lot bigger not to be eaten ,.....
can i please ask how much yours is or was and does it have a name yet ?

his name is achilles and was an amazingly low £20 private sale the shop near me has a smaller one 10" sold for £100 so he got a bargin their thanks 4 all the advice bomag what is your red tail called??

 

[Bomag]

bruce mate thanks for that hopefully speak to you soon

 

[judcoynehunter]

bruce mate thanks for that hopefully speak to you soon

fish are friends not food lol

 

[CFC]

In a ideal world the tank for any species of fish should be a minimum of 4 x the length of the fish long ways, 2 x the length of the fish width ways and 1 x the length of the fish height wise, for a 4 foot redtail catfish this would give you a tank/pond of 16x8x4' with a volume of 3830 US gallons, more like a swimming pool than a fish tank!!!!! It is for this reason that the really big cats like redtails, tiger shovelnoses, firewood cats and other gigantic catfish that grow over 2 feet really shouldnt be kept in the home aquarium, imagine having to spend the rest of your life and do all your business in a room which was 24x12x6 (based on a 6 foot man) and only have fresh air pumped in once a week

Many times i have heard people say that big catfish arent active and that in the wild they would just sit and wait for food but this just isnt true, there is a place near where i live that rescues over grown fish from small aquariums and has a huge indoor pool which amongst others houses 3 large redtails, all of which are constantly active swimming around and around the banks of the pool, a far cry from the inactive poorly coloured specimins i have seen crammed into 8 foot tanks.

Please before considering these huge fish think about the eventual size that it will grow to and if you can seriously house it, remember that if someone was keeping a 4" fish in a tank that was just 16" long, 8" wide and 4" deep with a volume of 2.2 gallons you would (hopefully) say that the tank is too small.

 

[judcoynehunter]

In a ideal world the tank for any species of fish should be a minimum of 4 x the length of the fish long ways, 2 x the length of the fish width ways and 1 x the length of the fish height wise, for a 4 foot redtail catfish this would give you a tank/pond of 16x8x4' with a volume of 3830 US gallons, more like a swimming pool than a fish tank!!!!! It is for this reason that the really big cats like redtails, tiger shovelnoses, firewood cats and other gigantic catfish that grow over 2 feet really shouldnt be kept in the home aquarium, imagine having to spend the rest of your life and do all your business in a room which was 24x12x6 (based on a 6 foot man) and only have fresh air pumped in once a week

Many times i have heard people say that big catfish arent active and that in the wild they would just sit and wait for food but this just isnt true, there is a place near where i live that rescues over grown fish from small aquariums and has a huge indoor pool which amongst others houses 3 large redtails, all of which are constantly active swimming around and around the banks of the pool, a far cry from the inactive poorly coloured specimins i have seen crammed into 8 foot tanks.

Please before considering these huge fish think about the eventual size that it will grow to and if you can seriously house it, remember that if someone was keeping a 4" fish in a tank that was just 16" long, 8" wide and 4" deep with a volume of 2.2 gallons you would (hopefully) say that the tank is too small.

thanks for the advice by the sounds of it he will have to modify his indoor swimming pool to accomdate the adult fish he has the space and money to create the right enviroment for the fish as he plays for man u cfc the advice is very greatfull received thanks

 

[atomzero]

I saw one of those poor things at the fish store the other day. It had clearly been given up by its owner, and was almost 2 feet in length. Awesome to behold. It's criminal that lfs's sell these things to people as pets. They'd make more money if they just grew them for food.