Personally I never understood the whole craze of color mutations in RTC's. I've always loved how their natural body colors looked on em. Still tho not a bad color morph for this specie, lol definitely like it more then platinums.
Phantom Redtail Catfish Journal
- Thread starter Mitchell The Monster
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I love the natural flow of the red and black. But thatt catfish that you have is just beautiful. Did you figure out the color morph?
Planning on purchasing Phantom Rtc was wondering there max size and possibly tank mates? (Note: 350gallon acrylic tank 8ftx 2ftx 3ft ) would appreciate
im not an expert but I don’t think so? Rtc grow enormous. And I’m wondering as well, does rod have a MFK account?
I am sure it will reach at least 2 feet and great bulk and be unhappy-to-angry in a 2-foot wide tank.
Roderigo is an MFK vendor - look him up under vendors. Account and all. Used to be anyway. Maybe stopped renewing.
Roderigo is an MFK vendor - look him up under vendors. Account and all. Used to be anyway. Maybe stopped renewing.
RTC grow quite large. You would want a minimum tank size of 10x6x3, but a large pond would probably be better.
Yeah I'd agree for the most part. Pretty sure redtailed cats can get upto 4-4½ft in length. So maybe a 10x6x3 would still be a bit too small but that's just my personal opinion. Definitely a big catfish none the less with an even bigger apatite to boot. Can't even imagine how much it would cost every week to feed a fully grown adult.
I am dubious RTC color morphs are capable of topping over 3', even the larger growing females. Never seen one yet. Perhaps someone has? Tell us, please. Granted phantoms are new, it appears we know nothing on paper of their potential.
If you can imagine a $5 bill, you have imagined the highest reasonable cost. FWIW. My RTCs each probably consume $2-$5 worth of feed a week on average, which amounts to a handful of high quality pellets and a few pounds of thawed fortified fish, more in the summer, less in the winter.
If you can imagine a $5 bill, you have imagined the highest reasonable cost. FWIW. My RTCs each probably consume $2-$5 worth of feed a week on average, which amounts to a handful of high quality pellets and a few pounds of thawed fortified fish, more in the summer, less in the winter.
Disaster has struck. FX4 leaked after cleaning and I didn’t notice. A week later stand caved in, tank shattered, no fish survived. Spent a lot of money cleaning it up too. Very short lived dream. Sorry to let y’all down. Didn’t take pics but it did grow 3” from purchasing. It’s mutantion didn’t seem to gender it’s growth capabilities.
