ARTC growout ?

[Friller2009]

thats what i think. He's now with several bagrid catfish and a saratoga

I’d watch how he works out with the saratoga, they’ll attack each other constantly.

 

[CC N]

i don't know if my saratoga is different but he allows me to keep sun catfish and marble lancer with him(he's a male so this is quite strange, almost a foot long)

 

[Fishman Dave]

The Asian redtail in my opinion are a little misunderstood. Out of the ten or so I have kept and grown on from small, only one has been truly nasty. By that I mean actively attacking other fish for no reason. Most will attack other hemibagrus and some will not tolerate other catfish similar to themselves but many will, in a large enough tank with many hideouts, live with other fish quite happily at this size. Obviouksly they will continue to grow and will need larger accommodation in time. You will also find that as the fish grows, more and more of that tank becomes his until eventually he sees the whole thing as his territory, that’s just natural and means the tank is not big enough.
When he starts turning on others after being ok with them is an indication it’s time for a bigger tank.

 

[CC N]

If its grow to big then i can release it to the wild no kidding. I live in it nature range XD

 

[CC N]

Also, very informative comment. do you think that culls(short body) ARTC are safe to keep? i know a lot of story about them die real' soon but a member on a FB forum manage to keep his shorty boy to almost afoot

 

[Fishman Dave]

Not a fan of short body fish. If I wanted a cat that grew smaller I would look at a number of the different hemibagrus species like nemurus or filamentus or smaller ones still.
Currently have Wyckii, wyckiodes, filamentus, nemurus and variegatus each with their own differing personalities. So much so that nemurus and filamentus both around 9” share a 300 litre corner tank, albeit one thought to be male and one female. They did fight originally but now sorted it all out when neither fish won.

 

[CC N]

im not afan of short body hemibagrus... they look kind of "strange" or sth...

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

If its grow to big then i can release it to the wild no kidding. I live in it nature range XD

It's a bad idea, no matter where you live and no matter where the fish native habitat is. Plenty can be found on this subject. Many arguments against this practice.

I'll mention one: once a native fish enters your tank, that houses or had housed other types of fish, non-native fish at any other time, the native fish is exposed to and acquires non-native pathogen cultures that came with non-native fish. By releasing the native fish back into the wild, even if legal in your country, also releases non-native pathogens (parasites, bacteria, and viruses) into your local waters. This is not worth the risk to the ecosystem. This is not recommended, and in many countries, like the USA and Europe it is illegal.

 

[CC N]

thats just a theory. i can just gave it to a fish collector(i know him). he have a 4 by 4 meters pond.