"so starving him so he wont grow as fast now thats a smart decsion he should be taken off u"
I don't think anyone is suggesting starving the fish now !! But why shouldn't we as fish keepers control the way our fish grow? Do you think that in the wild these fish have unlimited access to food and swim constantly with full stomachs?
If you knew anything about large cats then you'd know that they are intermitent feeders anyway - gorging themselves and then going off food for a period - surely the everyday food availability of an aquarium with someone like yourself is in fact the artificial environment and will surely lead to a shortened lifespan.
wels catfish here in the UK (and certainly in the North) do not feed for a 5 month period --- that is almost half a year !!!! and when they are feeding between March and October they feed in spurts often not feeding for long periods - surely once per week feeding is going to be better than that - that's home grown, UK bred fish -- do not feed for almost half the year !!!!
so all this suggestion of starving fish is complete 'BS' fed by individuals with little basic knowledge of fish biology !!! All to often idiots on forums such as this jump on the same band wagon - which is frankly ill informed and inaccurate!!!
Whilst I appreciate that environmental parameters determine the natural behaviour of fishes - we control the environment in captivity although basic biology remains the same - we do not keep in captivity a different strain of fish that has immediate and daily demands for food.
Anyway - the boy says that he is planning a pond for his fish - have you ever observed such fish in the wild / or garden pond setting? How is it different keeping a wels in a suitably sized pond any different to keeping an arrowana in an aquarium - how many of us keep fish in tanks that undergo seasonal migrations ????
Whilst I wouldn't keep a wels with tank mates, and certainly not other large cats (due to their territorial nature) - I think this fish has been well planned for, he has planned a feeding regime that means that he will be able to get maximum enjoyment from the fish and not have to move it too soon, has made a large financial commitment and will probably be able to give it a long and 'happy' life !!!
carl
but i should beable 2 keep him as i wouldent of got the fish and ive done some reserch and the bloke i got him off was making some stuff up so i recon ill give him food every day not saying he will eat it he just swims over it 
so i havet seen him eat yet but hes had a fat belly so ino he has 
) the roach in case my uncle has a ship in of roch of small carp of tench just 2 see what he likes lol im finding his best food he likes so ill tell u all about what he likes and the growth on him .!
