So you want to keep a RTC (Red Tailed Catfish)?

[Kayarisha]

I adore red tailed cats, I see the little babies at my favorite fish store whenever I go they're sooo darn cute.

[amaron]

will my 7inch red tail catfish eat mg 4 inch oscar?

[dindor]

will my 7inch red tail catfish eat mg 4 inch oscar?

oh yeah.. they do..

[dindor]

I've got a redtail catfish from a fish store.. I've tried hand fed my redtail catfish but it seems he doesn't wanna eat whenever i hand feed him.. Any suggestions??

[don.knoxville]

nice info...

[Bluey]

I have a RTC ( now around 3 foot) and it's fine in a heated pond... I can easily build a bigger pond for it and plan on keeping it for a long long time

[Spyder001 USA]

lol ok so ill add to this, a blunt + a walk to "Koreaville" in NYC brings my friend to buy an RTC from some insane store. The guy barely spoke english and we had no clue what we where buying. He put it in a 10 gallon tank with his G-F tetras, soon after his g-f was shocked when she saw a RTC in her small tank. Unlike us she new what it was. The thing was only a 1" big, completly harmless.....So i decided to take the RTC and bought a 20 gallon tank. With in a week I thought to 2x my tank size to a 40 gal breeder. Within 3 weeks i realized I need a 100 gallon. Now that I have the 100 gallon I know I need 350 gallon, that cycle will continue. I have never hurt an animal or neglected a pet, so i feel bad for the stress he had to go through as myself being an Amatuer fish hobbist. Though I have become completely thrilled with it, finding that it has just as much personality as a dog. Thats what it is like, getting a dog only it grows faster, larger, and must be kept in water.

So after 8 weeks he has grown from 1" to almost 11", now i understand his g-f utter shock finding it swimming with her tetras. Mine is kept with tetras and guppies, he hasnt eaten any

[Spyder001 USA]

I've got a redtail catfish from a fish store.. I've tried hand fed my redtail catfish but it seems he doesn't wanna eat whenever i hand feed him.. Any suggestions??

dont lose a hand....

[Spyder001 USA]

ohh yeah the main reason i posted...dont buy one unless your a pro with a huge set-up, tons of $$$, a permenant home, and a life expetency of 20 years+

ok lets go over the cost at min. within first 2 years if you want to keep it in a tank

350 gallon tank w/filter heater ect. - used 800$ new 2500$, custom 5000$+
Food for 2 years. Massivore Delight 2.2lb x 4 per year at 50$ a bag = 400$, feeding live food, shrimp or beef heart 800$
Deco. driftwood ect 200$
Medicine, trace elements, vitamins, filter media, and pads. Well over 600$
THE MOST FORGOTTEN BUT COSTLY. YOUR ELECTRIC BILL- well over 2,000$, if not more depending where you live

[Joseph.Packer]

Saw one at the new england aquirium in Boston it was massive