I was at the lfs today getting some equipment, and I bought some feeder fish also. The guy asked what I was feeding and I told him my catfish. He then proceded to tell me that he had fed his catfish earlier in the day. So I asked what kind it was. He said it was a TSN, and that he fed it 10, 10in gold fish. I was in shock. So I asked how big the TSN was. He said about 39in. I was in shock again so I asked how long he had it. He said 2 years. Again my jaw hit the floor. So I asked the size of his tank expecting a whopper. He said 80 gal. I felt bad for the fish, so I offered to buy it for my new pond I am opening. He said he couldn't part with it that it was his friend. I understand that, but 80 gal for a 39 in TSN. So, I asked when he was gonna upgrade. He said never. So I asked if he knew how big it would get. He thinks it will stay that size for the rest of it's life. I told him they catch them up to 5 1/2 ft. in the wild, and he said they don't get as big in captivity. So losing my argument I left the lfs trying to imagine that poor TSN in that tiny 80g., and how nice it would look in my pond. LOL.
Anyone else have stories like this one, or fish in situations like it?
Anyone else have stories like this one, or fish in situations like it?
