Favorite Cat

[Burbotman]

From looking at the posts here it is apparent that RTC's and TSN's are among the favorites. Cool, yes but as many posts lists they (RTC's) can be a little daunting to handle at full size.
Thus what are the alternatives for those of us who want a large predatory cat????

I'll share mine....
The black bullhead. Jumbo here has grown from a wild caught 3/4" last summer to now over 9". There is absolutly NOTHING that he does not eat.
With a max size of under 20" he will be easily accomadated for years to come. Possibly an odd mix but his tankmates get along just fine with him.

 

[starrfish71]

I had a wild caught bullhead for a few years when I was a teenager, loved it, and another in college- But, by far my favorite cat to this date was my giraffe cat. Unfortunaltey lost it to a heater malfunction, but just beautiful and awesome cat-
second fave has got to be the ASIAN red tail cat- full size about two feet, extremely aggressive, and very very pretty.

I did have an Adonis pleco, 10", that was my all-time fave- maybe not a predator, but very carnivorous, and ate out of my hand.....

 

[joel]

nice bullhead. i used to have a few. great fish.

 

[prm]

tigrinus for me

 

[dacox]

I like Juruense. Not too big and not as expensive as a tig. If I had the money though I would love a tig.

 

[shoefreak03]

nothing compare to a nice pattern full grown tig for me which is my favorite catfish.

 

[gomezladdams]

Common pleco Im easy to please

 

[Gumby]

i have a peppeerrd cory and i luv him

 

[sandtiger]

I second that bullhead make great aquaria fish...perhaps you even read my article about them. They aren't very flashy like the RTC but they have their own beauty to them and are very owner responsive. They truely will eat anything, just a cople nights ago mine ate one of my pumpkinseeds.

Here is my brown bullhead

Another of my favorites is this pim species I own, I have no idea what it is...not even the folks on planetcatfish could ID it for me but he is about 7" and 2 years old, he still seems to be growing.

 

[Burbotman]

Very nice brown bullhead------Just have to love that massive head!!!!