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DHaman
05-14-2005, 1:02 AM
My baby is a 24" Red tail cat, I feed him a staple of raw shrimp. Is there anything else I could feed him thats actualy good for him?
rayman45
05-14-2005, 9:48 AM
ANYTHING
as far as good for him
high color food, the pelets
HuttShun
05-15-2005, 6:11 AM
My baby is a 24" Red tail cat, I feed him a staple of raw shrimp. Is there anything else I could feed him thats actualy good for him?
catfishes are greedy fishes.. u can feed them raw fish that you find in a super market.. or feed some pellets.. in short its actually up to you decide what to feed it
rayman45
05-15-2005, 11:44 AM
come on im sure more people know the answers
piranha45
05-17-2005, 12:25 AM
large live fish, such as unwanted oscars and tinfoil barbs
redtailfool
05-17-2005, 12:39 AM
you can feed them anything... peas, fish, pellets etc etc worms.. etc..
if theyre big enough pinkies and mice.. anything...
Frontosas
05-17-2005, 12:41 PM
Is there any food in particular that would make it's tail redder? Thx.
redtailfool
05-22-2005, 4:46 PM
Any pellets thats high in carotenoid would help. But genetics also plays a big part.
I see RTC with virtually no red at all.. not even a shade of pink and ive had one thats
really red.. :hearts:
large live fish, such as unwanted oscars and tinfoil barbs
LOL..I agree!
marblecat
05-24-2005, 12:47 AM
By the time my RTC was 2' i would thaw a couple extra adult mice when I was feeding my snakes and give them to him.Just stay away from large quantities of feeder goldfish as they have been shown to cause cardiovascular problems in large fish.
piranha45
05-24-2005, 9:19 AM
.Just stay away from large quantities of feeder goldfish as they have been shown to cause cardiovascular problems in large fish.
that's new and intriguing to me. are you personally able to elaborate any further on this?
dirtydan
05-26-2005, 5:56 PM
I recommend the hikari sinking pellets it has a picture of an RTC on the front they will really bring the color out in the tail
piranha45
05-26-2005, 6:33 PM
http://www.kensfish.com sells pellets much cheaper than hikari and they have more protein content
I FEED MINE FISH FROM THE MARKET CUT IT UP IN LARGE PIECES LAST IN HIS BELLY FOR AT LEAST 4 DAYS THEN HE STARTS SWIMMING AROUND LOOKING FOR MORE.