what happened to Paulicea lutkeni??

Zungaro zungaro is a totaly different fish!!

am i wrong? wtf!!!!!!!

great Pic!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you get me a shot of it next to a ruler or something??

also, TSN's can grow to 4-5 feet.. 3 feet is not adult.

Assuming I had the capability to house enormous predatory catfish, I'd have to go with Pylodictus olivaris, the yellow or flathead catfish. Second in size only to the blue catfish, it is the most predatory and piscavorous species in North America. Not what you might call attractive, but one heck of ...

:D I do not think red tailed catfish should be kept in cativity,unless maybe by a zoo. It is usually cruel and inhumane treatment eventually they just grow too large. Good luck . :(

most Zoos have to small of taks.. My single indoor Pond has a larger foot print then most of my zoos freshwater ...

Mika wrote:

Oxydoras niger stay pretty small

Can grow to a 120cm SL - small

i have never seen a pic of one Over 1 meter..

show me a pic please.

what is TDS??????????????

Want to put an indoor pond in your new fish room?

let me know i can help you out..

as for the stands i like greeson's. i do the same.

if you want some help building a pond or with filtration i can help you out..

i have worked with indoor pond and i have a few my self.


here are a few pics.. i did not make this into a biotope.,.. just a mear growout.. but i can do either.

http://ImageEvent.com/neal/pondfish

if your going to keep 1 of these giant cats. then you will have room for another.. get both.

Oxydoras niger stay pretty small.. easily maintained in a large home aquaria, where as RTC and TSN grow giant and need something VERY large.

lets not even mention Piaraba.

Great pond PB! Finally did it. I have to eat my own words. I shall tell you this. I never thought you'd get around to actually doing it. A lot of work and consideration, I see, has gone into it. Congratulations! Keep it up.

PS Good looking fish too!

Regards,
Mike D.

lol Alot of people ...

THe pond is made out of a ver thick durable Linner.. its hard stuff. No the nigers scutes will not be a problem..


The pond is in the garage and i open the garage doors to combat with humidity in the summer. i cover the pond at night with a tarp also.

A M. tigrinus is to small of a fish to hang out with my boys...... But yes.. this is the best set up for a SHoval nose.. The sides of the pond act as padding when fish ram it.. so it wont Dent up their nose.

I fill the pond up probly around 100 gallons a weak lost in evaporation....

Durring the ...

my Niger will go in there soon enough...

yes i swim with my fish... i hand feed the catfish.. its awsome.. they follow me around.

Leiarius Marmoratas...

the name was changed i believe..

also.. i got this pond from http://www.pearslofparadise.com

Here is a Link to the Steps i took making the filtration..

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/peacockbass/2000projectdone

I run around 2500-3000 gallons an hour.... i have NO mechanical filtration.... but yet is stays crystal clear... its because i have a large Settling basin.

only filtration i ...

Here are my Pims in the 2000.

http://photos.imageevent.com/neal/pondfish/websize/MVC-009S.JPG
http://photos.imageevent.com/neal/pondfish/websize/MVC-011S.JPG
http://photos.imageevent.com/neal/pondfish/websize/MVC-036S.JPG
http://photos.imageevent.com/neal/pondfish/websize/MVC-048S.JPG ...

I had one for years and he grew to about 30" and lived just fine in a 265 gal. tank with a large Clown Knife and a Black Arowanna.I would probably still have him had he not leaped out of the tank.

'Lived just fine' is not what I would say about a fish that did not manage to reach what should be ...

People just don't get it.

I agree. I think my 2000 gallon indoor pond is still a little small for a full grown adult TSN.

i would realy like to know about the feeding habits..

do you have aditional information?

did they eat every day? or every other day?

this has to be my favorit catfish.. i love Leiarius pictus.

my 26 incher is amazing..

good luck feeding him.. they eat soooooo much.. a cheap way to feed is choped up Turky Dogs. they are cheap and the fish like them alot.. and they arnt as fatty as Hot dogs..

good luck..

allso these are the ...

that fish is Leiarius Longibarbis

Peacock Bass,
I think the confusion here is that you are not familiar with taxonomic terminology. I do not mean that in an offensive way as most hobbyists probably are not familiar with many taxonomic terms.

HH said,
Leiarius longibarbis (L. marmoratus is a junior synonym). Perrunichthys has ...

good..

my favorit cat.. my old L pictus is around 25 inches now.. a freind has him in a 1600 gallon..

they are super eaters.. they eat more then RTCs and are more people catfish (they Will get to know the owner) fastest growing catfish IMO..

30 inches is MAX.. i belive i saw a pic of a 29 ...

well i still stand with my answere.. a BENT up nose marmoratus..

one of my small guys had it.. he unfortunatly was eaten... poor guy..i loved that fish..

that is a Marmoratas.. a Bented up Nose marmoratas.

in my experiance barbels grow realy fast....

sounds like a PH burn.. check PH rais it to 7.0 and treat with Furacyn.. it works well and should cure the little guy

good luck

good question.. some INline heaters and alot of the Nice Pro Heat titainium submersables...

filter a tank that large the way you would a koi pond.. large bio media with SLow flow rate...

ahah.. ok man ill start feeding them vegis!! thanks for the advise..