2200 gallon fish tank

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Rolando
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2200 gallon fish tank

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So i have a large fish tank hevily decorated with rock and driftwood im looking for a catfish species that can stand colder water temperatures, does not hide all the time hopefuly that stays out all day, and that does not get too much over 12" because i would like to keep a school of them any sugestions is apreciated i looked at the grass cutter catfish but im not sure about the temp requirements. oh it also has to look like a clasic catfish any sugestions would be apreciated :d
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Welcome to the Planet. Have a look at Tachysurus fulvidraco http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/spe ... ies_id=457.

They are kept in outdoor ponds in CA and can handle some cold, as the caresheet states down to ~60 F.
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Just curious, what are the dimensions of your tank and do you have any photos? Would love to see it!

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I am quite curious too to see your tank... if you are willing.
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How do I post a pic?
The tank is 14 feet long 4.5 feet deep and 4.5 front to back
I set it up for African cichlids but it was too crazy trying to feed them correctly and stuff but anyway I have aragonite sand in there :/ which is making the ph high but I do have driftwood counteracting it it is heavily decorated with rock and wood but I do have a crap to of open water. I'm thinking of adding a heater befor this next winter but I still need an active fish
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When you hit "Reply" there is a tab underneath the box called "Upload attachments". You can do 3 per each post. There may be a file size restriction too.
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This is one pic I have but I can take more later. I did add 15 pictus catfish but only see two randomly they don't stay out
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Nice. Is that private or at some LFS? I don't see any fish in it :)

Perhaps, they are still adjusting. They should be the happiest pictus in the world in such a tank, if the water is right for them.
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Dave's on top of things as always :) That's no LFS! That's where they eat catfish :( :)
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Viktor, I Googled it!!

At first thought, I was thinking maybe a rafting / outdoor business.
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Yup it's a catfish place I still can't see any of the fish I have in there any sugestions for catfish
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I never looked into the ph requirements as it was set up for cichlids the ph is quite high in the 8 range def not in their range I should of done some reading
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Fried Chicken Throw Down?!?! I better go find me a date.
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