Catfish

[valasaraptor]

I know this a reef fourm but I jus bought my little brothers fw 75 and his catfish bubba he found him in a creek when he was about an inch I'm not exactly sure what kind but he's had him for almost 3 years and I'm thinking about upgrading to the 75 I was wondering what you guys thought,if I should or not. I like him and all but he's freaking huge and makes the biggest mess all the time,and btw he's almost 15"and I'm not sure on his weight

 

[valasaraptor]

oops forgot the pic sorry

 

[bjohanson1234]

Throw him in the frying pan:mrgreen:

Looks like the catfish I used to catch up on the Mississippi. Try finding a home for him if you are looking to use that tank for a reef.

 

[valasaraptor]

Thats what my brothers said lol,how big do they get usually?

 

[bjohanson1234]

Catfish in general can get huge.

The ones we used to catch were about that size, but you would sometimes catch one a two feet long and so fat!!!!

 

[rdahlke1105]

If I remember correctly catfish are kinda like carp. They will grow to the size of their environment...i.e. big tank = big fish.

 

[valasaraptor]

yeah im jus gonna let him go in a pond or stream,hes extremely fat,on either side of his top spine he has fat pockets as i call them

 

[bjohanson1234]

I wouldnt release him into the wild. Even though you got him from there, he could potentially introduce a foriegn disease that he picked up from the tank. This disease could potentially destroy the ecosystem.

Your best bet would be to try and sell him or give him away.

 

[dcantucson]

Wait a few months and then eat him. Nothin' like fried catfish!

 

[PRC]

I like catfish....but I don't know if I could eat one that I pulled out of my tank.

 

[valasaraptor]

How would he get a forein disease he was the only fish for almost 3 yrs.+1 prc my bro had him awhile and is attached I have a large koi pond but I'm not sure if he'll attach my koi? I might jus put him in there

 

[PRC]

How would he get a forein disease he was the only fish for almost 3 yrs.+1 prc my bro had him awhile and is attached I have a large koi pond but I'm not sure if he'll attach my koi? I might jus put him in there

As a general rule, once a fish is put into an aquarium, they should never go back to nature.

 

[pheasant29]

If your koi are big enough not to get eaten . He will do fine in there.

 

[sen5241b]

 

[valasaraptor]

im not afraid of him eating them but tearing them up there all 18+ and its a large pond so ill test it out and how long do i acclimate him in this cold weather? if my hands gos in the tank his mouth is wide open biting everything and i have 2 butterflys so im afraid of him him bighting the if they get close,would the cold weather help w his aggression ?

 

[pheasant29]

ya. acclimate slow. i would put him in the tank water and let it sit out side to cool down.

 

[valasaraptor]

That's what I did my pond was at 44, I stuck him in a large toat outside w a bubler for 2 hrs then traded out a gallon every 30 min took a long time but I wanted it done right.he was eating right after I put him in and my koi don't even notice him

 

[dcantucson]

Glad to hear you didn't have to eat him. :lol:

 

[KarenJax]

catfish are a type of carp and koi are a type of carp. do carp eat carp? :shock:

 

[bjohanson1234]

catfish arent a type of carp, though both tend to be bottom feeders.
catfish are scaleless, carp have scales.