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nativelover
07-10-2005, 5:08 AM
ive heard that red tails get to kno the owner "like oscars do" and they will interact with the owner, and eat out of his/her hand. is this true, and if it is does it only work with aquariums or is it possible in a pond? im talking about the south american red tail, not the asian.
piranha45
07-10-2005, 12:08 PM
They have been described by many as the perfect, ultimate water puppy. So yeah they would fit the bill probably better than anythign else.
Aquarium will work, sure, just make sure the aquarium is at least 10'x5'x4'. Something like that would only cost about what, 20 grand?
erm yeah, a pond will be much cheaper to utilize.
They can outgrow a 240g, starting from 3" size, in a year
rayman45
07-10-2005, 1:33 PM
mine is 8-9 inches and likes to be pet
rayman45
07-10-2005, 1:33 PM
and hand fed
nativelover
07-10-2005, 11:39 PM
i was hoping i wouldnt have to keep it in a tank. im thinking of geting one about 2-3" and putting it in my 75 gal untill its about 9 inches, then it'll go into my pond, the pond stays about 77-79 degrees, is this ok?im not sure the gal. cappacity but its 15ft long , 10 ft wide and 4 1/2 ft at its deepest point, its shallowest is 2ft, and theres a few bluegill and a red ear slider in it, the bg will prolly turn into food tho, im not sure about the turtle tho, is it ok?
piranha45
07-11-2005, 12:54 AM
RTCs eat turtles; its happened to various keepers. They can digest the shell tho, so no big deal... Your pond sounds great for it.
nativelover
07-11-2005, 5:41 PM
i found a link were their giving deals on rtc if u buy 4. i forget the price, but there like $25 each or like $60 for four. could i keep four, or i would i be pushing it if i bought two?
piranha45
07-12-2005, 1:44 AM
does your pond have serious heavy filtration? if not i think they might ammonia themselves to death
aztecfred
07-12-2005, 9:26 PM
Wow......one year from a 3 incher into a huge brute that requires a pond? RTC's must have one hell of a metabolism.. How often are they fed for this kind of growth...and is it at all dictated by tank size. just curious, always willing to learn more from others.
Thanks,
Aztec Fred
piranha45
07-12-2005, 11:58 PM
their growth rate isn't unusual at all... for a fish that gets 4 feet long.
most of us aquarium keepers are just used to keeping fish that get much smaller in size than 4 feet, so the growth rate doesn't seem so immense to us.
RTCF are cool and cute ^^
nativelover
07-16-2005, 1:02 AM
RTCF are cool and cute ^^
that explains everything
Teelie
07-20-2005, 1:22 AM
I plan on building an indoor pond or large aquarium eventually to house one. I doubt it'll cost me $20G to do it but yeah, not something I'm planning to do over the weekend either. :p
larry2074
07-20-2005, 12:23 PM
:22_yikes: Mine is growing 1 inch a week. I feed him 4 med shrimp every 2 days and some convicts every now and then. 2 days ago he ate my baby snapper, which I had planned on moving that day. :cry:
piranha45
07-20-2005, 1:19 PM
:22_yikes: Mine is growing 1 inch a week. I feed him 4 med shrimp every 2 days and some convicts every now and then. 2 days ago he ate my baby snapper, which I had planned on moving that day. :cry:
he ate your snappying turtle? how big was the turtle, and the rtc?
bluedempsey
07-20-2005, 4:12 PM
i'd be more concerned about the rtc? :headshake
bluedempsey
07-20-2005, 4:13 PM
well today i got 2 rtc's and put them in a 10 GALLON TANK..
they should be o.k. right for life?
just kidding i just wanted to get some people mad!!! :hitting:
evilfish
08-06-2005, 1:40 PM
rtc's kick ass!! im gettin 1 nxt week. it ate a turtle? beast!!!!
zhuangsw
08-06-2005, 1:52 PM
rtc's kick ass!! im gettin 1 nxt week. it ate a turtle? beast!!!!
thats one bloody rtcf, i rather the snapping turtle eats it. for me, i rather a tigrinus catfish over this rtcf anytime.