im not sure if this is the right place to write this.
im 15 yrs old, so i dont have alot of money to spend on suplies, and stuff. but, i love to fish, and during the summer, (catfish season) the DFG always plants small channel catfish (6-10") in the local ponds to start off the season. and when i catch them i usually let 'em go 'cause their too small to eat. so what would i need to keep one in a tank. i was hoping maybe someone could tell me how to build a custom tank, or were i could find a big tank really cheap. what substrate should i use? (ive always wanted a fine sand substrate but everytime i got some it got sucked up in my filter(in my oscar tank)) and what kind of filtration could i get away with?
just to let you kno, i netted one about 3 inches onetime and put it in my oscar tank and it grew to 12 inches within 9 months, and i let it go in a pond at a retirement home next to my school. but i really want tooo keep one for along time and grow it to its max size, (aquariume size)
im 15 yrs old, so i dont have alot of money to spend on suplies, and stuff. but, i love to fish, and during the summer, (catfish season) the DFG always plants small channel catfish (6-10") in the local ponds to start off the season. and when i catch them i usually let 'em go 'cause their too small to eat. so what would i need to keep one in a tank. i was hoping maybe someone could tell me how to build a custom tank, or were i could find a big tank really cheap. what substrate should i use? (ive always wanted a fine sand substrate but everytime i got some it got sucked up in my filter(in my oscar tank)) and what kind of filtration could i get away with?
just to let you kno, i netted one about 3 inches onetime and put it in my oscar tank and it grew to 12 inches within 9 months, and i let it go in a pond at a retirement home next to my school. but i really want tooo keep one for along time and grow it to its max size, (aquariume size)