Breeding monster catfish - Let's see it!

[yodapwnsasmurf]

Yeah hasn't been done by a hobbiest as far as I'm aware but has been done in Asian farms. I'm using hormones. Female arrived yesterday so is just getting fattened up then I'll get started, will keep you all updated!


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[Yoimbrian]

There are too many rtcs in the trade already. To fill the need for people that can properly care for them you need about a dozen a year globally, as opposed to the thousands sold into death sentences.




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[chesterfieldzoo]

I have 4 tiger shovelnoses in my indoor pond at work. I was just told it is now full of baby catfish. Surprise. If you want all the boring details on how we care for them I can tell you.

 

[fwprawn]

Are you serious ? PICS PICS PICS, and yes, please offer your details! And, are the parents guarding, etc ? Did you happen to have anyone observe the breeding behavior?

 

[importracer]

I have 4 tiger shovelnoses in my indoor pond at work. I was just told it is now full of baby catfish. Surprise. If you want all the boring details on how we care for them I can tell you.

Pics pics pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!What a curveball, from rtc to a breeding pair of tsn.................

 

[chesterfieldzoo]

For starters, it's an indoor pond. Middle of an manufacturing shop. I built it for some koi that I later took home and replaced them with the cats. 13 x 16. About 2400 gallons. Exterior pond filter. 220 watt heater to keep it at 74 degrees F. 7 catfish - 4 shovelnose, 2 rtc, 1 ripsaw. Plus a 24 inch motoro ray. Plus 6 turtles, thousand guppies. They get fed catfish pellets from local tractor supply store plus frozen smelt - about a dozen a day. Filter is cleaned weekly. I haven't been to the shop lately because of the cold weather. One of the guys said it was full of 3 inch baby catfish with a description of the shovlenose colors. I will go tomorrow and see if I can get photos. Photos are hard to get because it IS a pond and not an aquarium.

 

[fwprawn]

That is FANTASTIC!!!! Info on ages of cats, etc ?

Also - how long have the cats been in there ? This is very similar to what I have planned for the near future - wink wink

 

[Christop]

That's cool to hear about the shovelnose. Seems fairly low key!

I recently saw some captive raised striped rapheal cats at a wholesaler. With how cheap they are to import from South America, I got excited to see someone was successfully breeding them. I assumed they came from Asia, and didn't get a chance to get more info.