Stocking opinions please...

[DMD123]

FishBeast , guy has the cats still. Feeling him out about the price.... will let you know what he says. Though I dont feel $125 is bad for each cat. One is 10” and the other is 12”.

With the high activity level of the cat I really am tempted to add it.

 

[jaws7777]

FishBeast , guy has the cats still. Feeling him out about the price.... will let you know what he says. Though I dont feel $125 is bad for each cat. One is 10” and the other is 12”.

With the high activity level of the cat I really am tempted to add it.

125 isnt bad at all i think i paid 75 and mine was maybe 5 inches

 

[DMD123]

125 isnt bad at all i think i paid 75 and mine was maybe 5 inches

Yeah, I thought the price was fair. I asked but couldn’t get the price down.

Well FishBeast , want to go on a little trip to Olympia?

 

[DMD123]

After feeding and watching the polys.... Ive made a decision not to try the vulture cat out. I love watching the big Croc eat and I can deal with the poly on poly violence because it is pretty predictable and manageable. Croc would never get rehomed and I just dont want to risk dealing with a hurt/injured fish right now since I dont have the hospital tank going or even easliy accessible. Sorry FishBeast , Im going to pass on the cat for now but you should follow up with the guy if your interested.

 

[Fish Tank Travis]

125 isnt bad at all i think i paid 75 and mine was maybe 5 inches

Mine were about 5” when I got them and they were $85 each, plus overnight shipping. I agree, $125 for a 10-12” vulture is a pretty good deal.

 

[FishBeast]

After feeding and watching the polys.... Ive made a decision not to try the vulture cat out. I love watching the big Croc eat and I can deal with the poly on poly violence because it is pretty predictable and manageable. Croc would never get rehomed and I just dont want to risk dealing with a hurt/injured fish right now since I dont have the hospital tank going or even easliy accessible. Sorry FishBeast , Im going to pass on the cat for now but you should follow up with the guy if your interested.

DMD123 No problem my friend! I think you are making the right decision. Your tank dynamic is stable at this time, it would be bad if Croc attacks the newcomer. As for me, I'm actually short on funds at the moment so I will have to hope they're still available in a week or so...

 

[FishBeast]

The answer to every catfish compatibility problem is Pylodictis olivaris. It may not have the armour to take poly bites, but its aggression and powerful jaws will allow it to negate the advantage of poly armour - weak jaws on weak skin and strong jaws on strong skin. The croc won't be able to push it around. If you're not going to upgrade the biting force, you'll have to upgrade the armour; for that there are Doradiids, Loraciids that might suck polies, the Irwini, like justarn has and many others.

Dude that cat would eat DMD123 lol

The problem with polys is they arent aggressive even tho every now and then we come acrross a few that are gor the most part its just continually establishing dominance. Trully aggressive fish would destroy even the toughest poly

HOLY CARP!! Just looked that catfish up. No wonder it was an unfamiliar name HAHAHA You could raise a baby poly in one of those...

 

[FishBeast]

Its a risk especially with croc. These scaless cats arent built to take poly "nips" the juruense got the crap kicked out of it.

In all honesty i would 1st decide this.... say the cat has a great personality (active and a good eater) BUT croc takes a bite out of crime, the easy answer would be to rehome the cat....but would you be willing to rehome croc ?

Even tho my vulture is left alone the jur is not, im going through this right now. I may have to rehome my ornate

Great advice bro...

 

[Vancouver_98683]

FishBeast Rehoboth (Toyin) as of Sept. 23rd has Gymnotus Tigre Knife fish in stock. Sizes listed below and have no idea on pricing. Its on his fb page.

5-6", 7-9",10-12", 13-15"

 

[Vancouver_98683]

DMD123 No problem my friend! I think you are making the right decision. Your tank dynamic is stable at this time, it would be bad if Croc attacks the newcomer. As for me, I'm actually short on funds at the moment so I will have to hope they're still available in a week or so...

Damn the vulture cat pair in Olympia is uber nice ! Here's the pic fellas/gals