You seem to be quite fond pf redtails, Redtail-watcher, however, your growth rates are WAY out of touch with reality. I had 2 redtails over 3 years of age and they were ONLY about 21 inches! NOT 3 feet like you lead everyone to believe. I'm creul and don't deseve to keep fish according to your logic. So then someone who feeds, ohh my god, feeders, yes a poor live fish to another fish must be a MONSTER of some kind! And every pet store should be shut down for having fish in such small tanks. Get a life!
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Comparing a catfish to a human or a mamal is ludacrist. Most catfish prefer tight close living spaces except when looking for food. Ever have a catfish that you never see because it hides all day in a small cave??? I'll tone it down a bit becuase I like this web site and welcome ALL your opinions!!!
if you dont have the tank already to house a FULLY GROWN redtail catfish dont get one. and just because pet stores keep there fish in small tanks doesnt mean you should. the pet stores do so to make money and because most of the time they get rid of the fish quickly. if every petstore kept every fish they had in "ideal" living conditions then there would be little to no pet stores selling big fish. it would just be guppies and danios.
I had one 3year old it was near 32 inches! (which died from fungis) so what happen to your 2 redtails? Yes i do have one life, -which is to go to work and come back to feed and take great care of my fishes. I just am not anry at all I'm just a bit predjuedus against people treat their pets like that
. Yes... fish got to eat fish, i eat fish but not my pets! every liveing thing in life got to eat. so it is not curel to eat what life can consume to in order to live. About that part of fish eat fish you just being sarcastic. It doesn't nessarly means all fish grows big to become a monster.(example comon shovel head with black and white strips grows less than 19inches they just eat fish and is nonagressive.) I feel you need to get bigger tank. every fish store is not a home for big fish! just there to make money. I don't want you to incourage people interested time think it ok to try to do somthing not logic.Ok I understand your points, well taken. Unfortunately one of large redtails choked on a JUMBO silver dollar, that I would have bet money that there was no way it could get it in it's mouth. The other choked on a STRIPED Bass that I raised from 4" to about 16" I really liked that fish!!! Came home and found him in redtails mouth! Considering these fish were in a 125 gallon, didn't seem to effect their appetite! But I still stand by my statement that if someone really wants to own a redtail and has a 240 gallon tank, I say go for it, it will be many years before it out grows it, if the person becomes very fond of it,and wants to keep it, hopefully they will upgrade to a bigger tank!
