crkinney wrote:Hey Viktor , That old ship looks better all the time.

Kinky touches with unknown outcomes can be added later on but gotta start with the basics

Thanks, Bas. I am hoping for a 50% of the volume daily-turn-over in the 2000-5000 gal tanks and 100-200% in the small 135 and 240 gal tanks to start with and then monitor and adjust as I go on and keep adding inhabitants. Koi farmers do not have to care about treating well-water much. At most, just ...

They are either a bullhead or a channel. Better pics of calm fish would help. But, please, do browse Ictalurus and Ameiurus genuses in Cat-eLog and see which one yours look the closest to. There is one type of bullhead (Ameiurus) that has a forked tail, other than that they all have a squared-off ta...

Yeah, Mats, I'd like to bypass bio-filtering (namely over and above what occurs naturally) but don't know if I will be able to, especially at higher stocking levels. But I'd much rather increase the flow - this will keep the water temp (and maybe oxygen) in check too - than set up bio-filtering. Sum...

If one wishes, they are welcome to take a look at my posted update as of today: top of the 2nd page http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=33968&p=232222#p232222 It addresses most issues Mats estimated (but the focus is different and therefore it is not directly in sync with ...

Hi All, An updated scoop. I am working on a start-up, Public Fresh Water Aquarium in Naples, FL. Nothing fancy – pretty much an extended hobby at this point - a 1-2 people, family business. Hopefully, eventually a $50,000-$100,000 annual revenue operation. No building but an array of free-standing, ...

That's a gem, Mats.

Thanks Mats, Richard, and Milton for making this forum look better to a new kid on the block than a forum populated by arrogant idiots like me.

Right, of course. I deleted it before seeing your post but still not quickly enough! Sorry, Red Tail Catfish. I meant well but got carried away. Please, never mind my lapse of judgment.

put half a yard of pea gravel stone on your Christmas list - that will make it unforgettable for all your relatives forever...

(joking; that is about 25 5-gallon buckets, around 1000-1500 lbs; for a 55 gal tank, you will need just one bucket)

I appreciate the offer.

As for the pics, there are several easy ways: please find the right entry in FAQs.

I may suggest paying a visit to this guy and have a good talk with him: he had rescued at least half a dozen of big RTCs http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... it=+rescue

RTC is not an asian catfish. It is South American (SA).

If you'd like to save some money go get landscaping stone, e.g., pea gravel, usually at $16 for a half a cubic yard at big garden shops, or get it in a 40 lb bag, at $5 a bag. Just wash it well from dirt and dust.

S: I was given four of these Feather Fin catfish, the biggest is just under 2" and the smallest is just under an 1". Well, since I'm learning as I go, I realized that it mentions that they can eat sinking pellets, VJ: they are very unfussy eaters, generally. S: ...so I got some shrimp pell...

it really should be kept as a group of 4-5 animals. a loner will not be happy; Horabagrus really likes species members. mine 5 fought sometimes, not viciciously but did for the best hiding places. but they are much emboldened by the presence of their own kind. Otherwise you will rarely see them if ...

Sun cats grow slowly. You may be ok with 4-6 of juvies for a year or two but you better have a firm plan how you are gonna keep upgrading their tank to bigger sizes.

Welcome Red Tail Catfish! This does not belong in the "Other catfish". Maybe "Tank Talk"? Suggestion: go to Cat-eLog and find a catfish that is the right size for your tank in the second paragraph "Species Information", first line. The length given is the max known, rel...

My $0.02 next to HH's $2,000: yep.

Well, that makes me an unreliable source of information about relaible sources

Thanks, Mats!

Lex (SidGuppy) never ceases to amaze me with his truly vast fish experience and generousity with which he shares it...

I guess I was too curt. My first sentence refers to your rescues. The second is not about them but about your multies, since you mentioned them too. "Reliable sources" is a relative term. For instance, even if your "reliable source" goes by books/past experience and not current s...

I do not think I saw one more than 10"-11". One does not know what occurs in the dark. If he's grown and his tummy is not like it is sucked in and he does not look starved/emaciated, then he must be eating something, again, most likely at night when you do not see it. Color change can occu...

They can grow up to almost a foot (total length) and be robust and tall in the body with very pretty extensions on their fins. They can live for 30 years (!!) if well cared for and no accident claims their lives - so having one of these fish is a 2-3 times longer commitment than having a cat or a do...

My other guesses were S. nigrita and S. nigriventris (may be not easy to tell when they are so young) but I am sure Birger is right. Besides, he is surely a Syno expert armed with books (IMO anyway) and I am a novice, who only goes by his experience and Cat-eLog. The stripes will go away to give way...

Look like hybrids, mate. Very pretty still. Kudos for rescuing them.

Your multipunctata: it is hard to see/tell what they really are. S. grandiops is usually passed off as a multi (most likely unintentionally but who really knows).

If you care to know exactly, photos are needed.

Very sorry to hear this. If you own your house, an ~5000 Watt, ~$500 generator is a very good investment and you can use for other things too, e.g., if you have a big yard and electric garden tools... I think it is safe to assume you have no gas, just electric service. Surely, if you had gas, you co...

Welcome, Nick!

So pleasant to see you care for your pet so much. I hope someone will come through soon. I would but it'd be a 1800 mi trip for me one way If no one takes him, you could consider shipping. If you do it right, this should not be any problem.

Welcome! The pic is so small but still, I certainly agree with Steve (The.Dark.One). If he ate your platy, you'd see his belly significantly bulge (unless the platy was like 1/20-th of his size). I hope you have read this already in Cat-eLog (or already know it all): Horabagrus brachysoma They grow ...

You are making me a bit too excited :) Thanks much for sharing. Photos would go even farther. Sounds like you are an experienced and knowledgeable fish-keeper, which is very pleasant to encounter. I am building a small, fresh water Public Aquarium in Naples, FL ((( http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum...

Cool! I am a "never-have-but-wanna-be". Please share details and pictures. They grow enormous so very few people would keep them in anything smaller than a several-thousand-gal pond. Also, not many on this forum are into big cats, at least into keeping them: one user in a thousand maybe. I...

Mind you, Synodontis granulosa should set you back several hundred euro. I reckon you didn't pay that? The going rate for the fish pictured is about 15. yep, true granny would be $200-$400 in the states... this hybrid is $15-$25 if it is 7" standard length (SL) How much did you pay? ... before...