Catfish Bonanza
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lighter;1036261; said:
That was when I first put the RTC in there. Now they stay seperate, and the Jau(ryan) is the tank bully lol. He hasn't killed anyone lately, but that's cause I've been stuffing the hell out of him.
Snake_Eyes;1041751; said:
He's really aggressive, you just have to make sure to keep him stuffed, and he generally will do very little harrasment. He's just doing what's in his nature, and I can't fault him for that. I just have to make sure that my wife and I are really carefull in the future about what goes in with him.
I had a snakehead that ripped a channel cat in half once but never would of thought another catfish (yarrelli excluded) could do it.
Well get yourself a Jau lol. They are as aggressive as they come. He ate a 11" lima the first day I had him in my q-tank. He was 13", now he's over 15". He tried to eat the channel tail first and just ended up biting the head off and eating the tail. found the head floating the next day. He eats 6" perch whenever I catch them. I've been feeding him cod fillets, and shrimp lately. He's really mellow when full.
I think if I were to get a nasty catfish it would have to be H.wyckii.
Either way you have an awesome collection and I always look foward to seeing your pics.
Either way you have an awesome collection and I always look foward to seeing your pics.
Tnx, I enjoy expanding my knowledge, learning, and helping others work through their problems fishkeeping.
Im glad to hear Ryan is doing well.....despite the fact that he's a menace. i love that pic of him with the rtc. keep me updated!
tonymarinara;1061141; said:
Ryan is doing really good. He has been quite calm lately. Probably because he's been getting his fill of cod, and shrimp lol. He's the fattest cat in the tank right now. The RTC is catching up in size, but he's still the boss for now. I think when I fed yesterday was the first time that I saw the rtc actually take food out of his mouth. As sign of turning tides?? We'll see lol. He's pushing 16" and the rtc is pushing 14 1/2". The rtc is growing crazy fast again after he is now use to his new home again. My rtc x marble hybrid is close to 7" now. I look forward to moving him into a larger tank this next break. RTC got a soft belly btw. lol. Somehow the second channel cat has survived, but I don't think he gets much to eat with the other cats in there so I have started to feed him during the day. My largest tsn is 15", second is 13", and will be added to the pond next week, and my smallest is 5 1/2". My two remaining limas are fat and healthy. My sharkcat is now 5" and will be moved to a larger tank as well. The big boy has been on a hunger strike for a while until yesterday and he ate about 1 lbs of shrimp. The fish in the 1100 gal pond are definitely comming out of their shells more and more all the time. The jau will even let me touch it, but will usually give me a nip for it.
