Is This Fish Right for your AQUARIUM?
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Not sure these should even be sold in stores
ye, personally just about every monster fish shouldn't be regularly on the shelves, as usually stores buy in animals they'd sell regularly and the vast majority of people would not have a suitable tank or pond for most monster fish.
Personally, why I'd love to rescue, as I see dozens of varying species especially oscars up for rehome as they've outgrown setups.
well I would love one (very rare and expensive to get in Australia). I would raise it in a tank, then move it to a pond when it outgrows the tank.
It’s America , don’t like it move somewhere else 🤷♂️
@@User39694 why would I move anywhere else? I fought for this country. Guessing you didn't
Only as pond fish. They shouldn’t be banned but they really should be telling people from the get go that these things need 300 gallon or larger ponds not a tank.
the redtailed cat is great aquarium fish, if your aquarium is an olympic sized swimming pool.
lol!
Like Big Rich from Ohio Fish Rescue. Literally turned his inside swimming pool into a monster tank! But he's one of kind 😎
That one branching whisker though…
It’s not always a good idea to ask the people at the store though because they may not know any better
However we live in age where we can just pull our phones out of our pocket and do a quick google search that can tell you how big something will get, etc., so there’s really no excuse not to do research before impulse buying
Also for those looking for something similar to a red-tailed catfish that won’t get as big, the pictus catfish might be worth considering, though it’s recommended to have at least a four foot tank for them due to their activity level
I love pictus cats! 🐟
My uncle got hit by his pictus cat when cleaning his tank. He nearly lost his finger and part of his hand from the infection/poison. So my dad took the catfish from him since he became afraid of it.
Bullheads or madtoms are wayyyyy better for a small tank
I have an outdoor pond near by road, and mostly keep goldfish in there. A couple weeks ago, as I was feeding my goldfish, I noticed that I suddenly had a red tail in my pond. I think someone dumped it, after finding out how big they get, but its very interesting find.
The whiskers are wild on that one. They regrew in a wack way
What interesting whiskers on that one!
That's a hybrid
I keep little tetras because they are cute and easy. But I got a monster 45cm pleco in my tank with then. He was like the size of a coin when I got him but he's been eating good for the last 10 years.
Would pay an excessive amount for some sorta super redtail that stays a small funny little guy instead of becoming an aquatic tank
the one you saw to us is rarest red tailed cat fish i saw. look at the wisker
Can we talk about how cute they are looking as babys.
Anything that regularly gets over 10 inches shouldn't be common when you walk into any fish store.
Maybe have it listed available as a special order on a sign in the store for the few individuals with appropriate sized aquariums. But you dont want the 12 year kid with the 10 gallon his dad got him for Christmas throwing baby monsters into it.
The manager or employee: Yes that would go well in your aquarium! 😊
In their minds- Buy the damn fish, we need sales! 👹
Ya they should sell those and common plecos!
I caught a few baby chanle catfish native to my area there about an inch long. I plan on raising them and then releasing them to their home when they get too big
The red tail catfish looks cute when it’s little but it can grow to be 5 feet long so red tail catfish definitely belongs in a pond and I have some in a pond
There's one of my local pet store 3.5 feet long I live in Washington
Yk what the said thing sometimes is that ppl don’t know how to take care of these monsters and just dump em in the wild like if you want to buy a fish do some research before buying one😉
any shop thats selling these, if you ask the employee can it fit in their tank you're gonna get "yeah if it outgrows just bring it back/set up a bigger tank"
Even silver arowana. They are river monkeys, still can’t understand why they are kept in aquariums.
They get pretty big, but not as big as redtails from what I've seen
Perfect timing. I saw one of these yesterday and it crossed my mind that seems like a good idea. Not anymore. Thank you.
Keeping baby red tail catfish in a home aquarium, is a bit like buying a puppy and sticking it in a hamster cage.
I've got trust issues. I'd use my phone to Google it.
Imho that's actually the best thing to do
The staff don't always know what they're talking about, and unlike in the past we have the ability to do a quick and simple search online through our phones
Always good to have some trusted sites in mind tho, as just googling can be as risking as trusting staff members, or could take hrs to cycle through the sites with misinformation or old info.
@@Reptile_Gecko Very true, and in my own experience even when you research multiple reliable sources you can *still* end up with untrue information
Like when it comes to minimum tank sizes, general consensus for black skirt tetras is 15 gallons, and for oscars it’s 55 gallons (for the record, a 55 is 12 inches wide while an adult oscar can grow to 12-14 inches in length, and that’s not even getting into the bioload.)
Imo probably your best bet is to consult multiple people who have firsthand experience with the fish you’re looking into
When I lived close to our LFS, I would visit the place, get a list of the fish I liked they had in stock, go home and spend a few hours doing research and asking questions I was unsure about on the Aquarium Coop forums. I dont live close to that fish store anymore. So now I find what I like then call them to see if they have it.
To the point though. I dont think buying fish, or any animal, on the spot, spur of the moment is a good idea. All of the fish in my aquariums all took a week or more to decide on and research.
But, I have liquid rock, so, for the fishes sake, I do need to be a little more selective than people with a less hard water.
We had a giant monster tank and put my goldfish in it. Most goldfish you win at the carnival die within days but mine lived for like 7-9 months. We got another at the store when we bought the aquarium. Recently sold it and it made me remember those two 😊
@@Apriliars the ones you win at carnivals normally don’t live very long
My first fish were 3 goldfish I won at a carnival. I've had aquariums for fifty years since then. Five years ago I went salt and now I grow corals.
Had mine in a 450 died before i could transfer to the 22k pond
Theress a hybrid in there.. tiger shovel.nose/ redtail
Fish grows by the day literally
Ive noticed though that between people that will just lie to you and others that dont know what theyre talking about its just better to look them up yourself.
Shouldn’t be sold in stores!
I agree maybe sea world
If you want a species built like this i recommend getting a giant bumblebee catfish thye only get 10-12 inches long
Stripped Raphael 6-9 inches.
Then why are they being sold in petshops?
Thanks for spreading the word. I believe that there should be informational tags on each tank of fish which describes the fishes' size and care requirements.
Catfish are beautiful but people don't realize just like plecos they have no business really being in aquariums😮
Nope! I ain’t got the space for that. Now if I was in Indonesia with an outdoor pond - Fo Sho! 😂
Then it grows up to be a 200lbs beast!
These shouldn't even be sold in stores
I wish someone would have told me this when I bought my pleco. Its about 8 inches now. Hes getting bigger.. I dont wanna give him up but i might have too ):
Rtc is grow so fast
That is a monster in the making
How cool!
I see this and think. Grow able dinner
Do people really not do research on fish??? If you research a car, neighborhood, etc. it makes sense you just research a fish. But perhaps I'm giving humanity too much credit.
Aman
Should not be sold in stores.
Why in the hell is that being sold as a pet?
If it gets bigger than my hand ill eat it
Why do the people who work there never tell you these things 😭oh they want your money and probably don't care-
It's a catfish...
They eat everything if the can put it in their mouth