Hmmm Anyone have any suggestions....

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melby1980

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I have an iridescant shark (6")and a large Shubunkin goldfish (currently 7")that have been living together for the last two years and have outgrown their 30gal so I am upgrading to a much roomier 200+ gal tank (havn't decided if I am going with a 240 or larger)

I was wondering what kind of catfish would do well with them.
I would love to get a TSN but wasn't sure how well it would do with them.
Any other catfish that you think may fit in with them?

TIA

Melissa

These are the tanks I can't choose between:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Aquarium-NEW-24...2769525QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20755QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Aquarium-300-Ga...2769470QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20755QQcmdZViewItem
 
melby1980;1212987; said:
I have an iridescant shark (6")and a large Shubunkin goldfish (currently 7")that have been living together for the last two years and have outgrown their 30gal so I am upgrading to a much roomier 200+ gal tank (havn't decided if I am going with a 240 or larger)

I was wondering what kind of catfish would do well with them.
I would love to get a TSN but wasn't sure how well it would do with them.
Any other catfish that you think may fit in with them?

TIA

Melissa

These are the tanks I can't choose between:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Aquarium-NEW-24...2769525QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20755QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Aquarium-300-Ga...2769470QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20755QQcmdZViewItem
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The problem with the irridescent and the TSN is that their eventual size (over three feet) means they will not be able to turn around in either of these tanks. It will work for awhile, but will eventually require a pond type setup.
 
I can't believe that no one has caught this yet...in TWO YEARS how is it your ID is only 6"? I don't have ID's but I have paroons and in 6 months they have grow bigger than that, I think you've had him in the 30 gallon too long and he is stunted at this point, can you post pics?
 
I can try to get some pics but he's REALLY active and tends to hide from the camera lol In two years he's about tripled in size and I just started feeding him frozen shrimps and such (See I had to research as both of these fish were just kind of dumped on me) before that he was just eating flakes. He really seems to like the Mysis Shrimps. I don't think he's stunted as I know someone who grew theirs out in a 20L and It was a little longer than him before they moved him to their indoor pond.
 
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Not very good pictures I found them in my photo bucket from a couple months ago, he didn't like the bubbling skulls so I removed them and added a few more plants for cover but yeah he still won't let me get a good picture. Also the smaller fish were only in there for a few weeks while my brother moved they are his girlfriend's fish.

I have to heat in the winter because of the cold temps here the tank temp would fluctuate too much causing ich and all sorts of nasties so I try to keep it at a constant temp (average between 70F and 72F)
 
I keep my ID's tank at a temp around 82-86. They should be in warmer water then you have him in. And if I remeber, goldfish are cold water. So a cold water and warm water fish wont mix that good. Yeah mine have grown alot sence I got them around the begining of the year. Now that you have them on a better diet Im going to guess that they will grow alot more faster. Also, average said for an ID in a home aquarium is 12-16" There are alot though that get to 24" and so on, but 4 foot... I have yet to see. I know there are more people on here that can help you out with more stuff. I say go for the width of the tank. Get one thats pretty wide. So the 300 for now would work.

As for other fish, you could get some bullheads, a bigger type of syno, umm.. pictus... look on planetcatfish and see what you like that stays to the smaller side. Goodluck with the new tank

For food, also try bloodworms, and beefheart, and shrimp, all that good stuff. Give him a good mix
 
kntrygrl4lyfe;1214745; said:
I keep my ID's tank at a temp around 82-86. They should be in warmer water then you have him in. And if I remeber, goldfish are cold water. So a cold water and warm water fish wont mix that good. Yeah mine have grown alot sence I got them around the begining of the year. Now that you have them on a better diet Im going to guess that they will grow alot more faster. Also, average said for an ID in a home aquarium is 12-16" There are alot though that get to 24" and so on, but 4 foot... I have yet to see. I know there are more people on here that can help you out with more stuff. I say go for the width of the tank. Get one thats pretty wide. So the 300 for now would work.

As for other fish, you could get some bullheads, a bigger type of syno, umm.. pictus... look on planetcatfish and see what you like that stays to the smaller side. Goodluck with the new tank
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Thank you, I understand that he's going to get big. Thus the plans for the indoor pond, we are currently in the process of house hunting and one of the specific things I am looking for is a large enough place to put one of the intex pools as an indoor pond but this may take another 3 or 4 years before I can get into a new home, get the area set up to compensate for the humidity and such. I only plan on keeping the Shark and a few other cats in it the goldfish will either go in a smaller indoor pond or stay in the big tank. (as putting goldfish in outdoor ponds is illegal in maine) I will definitely go with the 300gallon until then. I will also try to slowly increase the temp so he will be a bit happier :)
 
Yeah, I was just pointing out that its unlikey for one to get 4 foot in the home aquarium as someone stated above. Well if you get a big enough pond/pool you can get yourself a rtc, or tsn or something pretty big and cool. But I wouldnt get one of those until you know your getting it within a few months, they grow pretty fast. mine (rtc) went from 1.5-2" to 12" in 4 months
 
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