Red Tailed Catfish Never Grows

[moneyman123]

hi there

i was just wondering y my red tailed cat never grows i have had him for about 3 years and maybe more bt he has never grown he has always been 12in even when i got him i have a 5ft tank 2ft wide and 2ft deep bt when i got him i got 2 that was cramped in 2 this 2ft tank from lfs and the other one i got was in the same tank with the one that will not grow t now he is near 4ft and in my pond so any ideas thanks liam

 

[rossitt]

hi there

i was just wondering y my red tailed cat never grows i have had him for about 3 years and maybe more bt he has never grown he has always been 12in even when i got him i have a 5ft tank 2ft wide and 2ft deep bt when i got him i got 2 that was cramped in 2 this 2ft tank from lfs and the other one i got was in the same tank with the one that will not grow t now he is near 4ft and in my pond so any ideas thanks liam

dont know but ive been wanting one for a while and everyone says dont coz they get to big, ive got 6x2x2 and would love one in there, the one in your pond is it cold water outside ? dint know you can keep them in cold water
if you can im deffo getting one just put in pond when it get too big for my tank. well ill have to build one first ive got all filters and that for a pond, just im too engrossed with my tank at the mo to do owt else

or yer there is one down at my LFS in a 2 foot tank about 6-8 inch its been that big for 6 months ive been thinking about getting that, wonder if you keep them in a small tank when they are young you stunt their growth?

 

[Loony Fish]

they get big (i bet you know that.)
feed it lots of krill. that will help.

 

[moneyman123]

lol yer everyone told me that to so went and built my self a outside/inside pond i ue this heater thing and it keeps the temp right all year round im lookin at getting a 6ft tank or may a 8ft tank bt dont really no where to look for one lol

 

[rossitt]

lol yer everyone told me that to so went and built my self a outside/inside pond i ue this heater thing and it keeps the temp right all year round im lookin at getting a 6ft tank or may a 8ft tank bt dont really no where to look for one lol

im glad in away you cant keep them in cold water would of been more stress, i would of been out tomoz setting a pond up
how much did it cost for your heater for the pond, look what you,ve started me with now

 

[moneyman123]

lol fish great fun im sure u would love making ur self a 25ft by 10ft by 5ft deep pond and the heater only cost me like 40 50 pound from ebay lie a year ago so keep ya eyes open u might find a brgain i will keep my eyes open for ya 2 ifya want bt if ya want to do somethink really fun like piss the alockment holders off then do this my mate really likes fish so he built a pond in his alockments and the alockments holders said to him he couldnt have it in the alockments cuz it was not like veg or plants or nout to do with farmin so he went to a garden center the next day and brought a 14ft by 12ft by 6ft tall green house he put it up sealed all the windows in and put a glass bottem on the floor then cut a hole in the roof about 4ft wide then he filled it with water and then he put his fish in it and sent the alockments holders a letter saying well this is a garden green house and im farmin koi carp thanks for ur time lol when they saw it it as so funny there face where like wot bt they couldnt say noutcuz it was a green house and his is farmin sometink oh its so funny i will have to get some pics and post them on here lol

 

[rossitt]

lol fish great fun im sure u would love making ur self a 25ft by 10ft by 5ft deep pond and the heater only cost me like 40 50 pound from ebay lie a year ago so keep ya eyes open u might find a brgain i will keep my eyes open for ya 2 ifya want bt if ya want to do somethink really fun like piss the alockment holders off then do this my mate really likes fish so he built a pond in his alockments and the alockments holders said to him he couldnt have it in the alockments cuz it was not like veg or plants or nout to do with farmin so he went to a garden center the next day and brought a 14ft by 12ft by 6ft tall green house he put it up sealed all the windows in and put a glass bottem on the floor then cut a hole in the roof about 4ft wide then he filled it with water and then he put his fish in it and sent the alockments holders a letter saying well this is a garden green house and im farmin koi carp thanks for ur time lol when they saw it it as so funny there face where like wot bt they couldnt say noutcuz it was a green house and his is farmin sometink oh its so funny i will have to get some pics and post them on here lol

nice one top idear
reminds me of my bruv made a massize pond in his garden well swimming pool, but told the council its was a pond
he,s not into keeping fish, and he got away with it, crystal clear water lol he used to have party loads of peeps pissed in pool they was the days. i would of had fish in their deffo, im gonna set up pond now i knew i should of gone to bed earlier lol

 

[moneyman123]

lol yer thats what we used r pond for at frist was a pool then the gf wanted a hot tube so i said only if i get the pool for my fish so we endded up get a hot tube and getting ready of it 6 months later cuz i need more room for another pond lol bt its ok i said to me gf she can always go swimming with the red tail bt nah she wont bt i do the water great cuz of the heater lol

 

[SJ2K]

If your RTC isnt growing after 3 years id imagine its growth was badly stunting in the early years, like most RTC's kept in innapropriate sized tanks.