baby read tail cat

[FavCatfish]

cmon 11 inchs in 1 n half months..

i would believe it, these things grow crazy fast. It could have been kept in a small tank and then got put into a large tank. That would cause it to grow like wild fire. I want a RTC so bad. I just need a pond or a zoo...

 

[urbaninja]

I stuff Hikari cichlid pellets into shrimp and fish filets and mine seem to love it.

 

[Austin]

thanks to everyone for all the help!! i will stop with the feeders and try some earthworms. and yes, i am aware of how big and fast they grow...hes in a 30 gal for about another week then i will be putting him in a 180 i just bought for him, just letting the tank cycle for a little while before i add him to the tank....im stoked rtc's are my favorite fish!!

not to burst your bubble or anything but you will probably have a year give or take before he outgrows the 180...

 

[gran charismo]

they will over eat, they will eat tankmates, and they will outgrow most tanks

at that size feed shrimp or squid pieces stuffed with carnivourous pellet

mine grew 10"+ from 4.5" to 15" in exactly 4 months with that as the cornerstone of its varied diet, also try earthworms,pilchards,whitebait,mullet fillet etc

 

[xuethao]

well buddy i hope u are ready for that monster fish u just got. They are tank buster and will need a lot of gall to grow to max size. Feeding fedder are ok now but like a couple of the people that post already said it can harm him. RTC will eat alot even when they are full they will throw up with ever is extra

 

[jasonsalow]

not to burst your bubble or anything but you will probably have a year give or take before he outgrows the 180...

im well aware of this...thanks for the info though

 

[jasonsalow]

well buddy i hope u are ready for that monster fish u just got. They are tank buster and will need a lot of gall to grow to max size. Feeding fedder are ok now but like a couple of the people that post already said it can harm him. RTC will eat alot even when they are full they will throw up with ever is extra

yes im more then ready for this lil monster to grow into a big monster. im going to upgrade tanks as it needs them and as soon as the sunroom gets put on my house it will be time for a indoor pond....thanks again for everyones info on this fish I knew what i was getting into just didnt know the best things to feed it as a baby

 

[oscar n redtail cat]

i was getting a 40" one at 1 point i wpould of loved him

 

[jasonsalow]

oh yeah he loves the earthworms

 

[matt clark]

my friend has that 40