Okay guys, so I have a dilemma.
Just before school went out, I went fishing in my school's pond. I caught myself a nice little bullhead catfish (who I subsequently named Beauregard, because of the whiskers and all that) and plopped him in a ten gallon tank. Well...little Beauregard isn't so little anymore. This would be all fine and good if I didn't have to go back to school in the fall--campus limit is 10 gallons and obviously he can't live in a ten gallon tank. I'm already bending the rules by having like, three ten gallon tanks in my dorm room instead of one. I'm just grateful my roommate LOVES fish and asks me a million questions all about taking care of them...also makes it so someone is there to feed when I am away
However, I think I have a solution. I was going to get an opaque container, light it up and attach filters and whatnot, probably keep it on risers under my loft bed so I can vacuum the gravel and such, and then just cover it when the RAs come about (they don't look unless they can physically see the animal, and I live in a suite so that's not often. That's how people get away with hamsters and stuff.) I'll be putting it on casters so it can be moved with less hassle...thank GOD we have an elevator and a ramp to get heavy equipment into the pickup...that way he doesn't have to have his tank drained twice a year. If I do get caught I have an alternate home. My question is...what would be the best type of container to use for this for structural integrity and so it doesn't look too suspicious (i.e. like I'm keeping a 10 inch catfish in my dorm room)?
Just before school went out, I went fishing in my school's pond. I caught myself a nice little bullhead catfish (who I subsequently named Beauregard, because of the whiskers and all that) and plopped him in a ten gallon tank. Well...little Beauregard isn't so little anymore. This would be all fine and good if I didn't have to go back to school in the fall--campus limit is 10 gallons and obviously he can't live in a ten gallon tank. I'm already bending the rules by having like, three ten gallon tanks in my dorm room instead of one. I'm just grateful my roommate LOVES fish and asks me a million questions all about taking care of them...also makes it so someone is there to feed when I am away
However, I think I have a solution. I was going to get an opaque container, light it up and attach filters and whatnot, probably keep it on risers under my loft bed so I can vacuum the gravel and such, and then just cover it when the RAs come about (they don't look unless they can physically see the animal, and I live in a suite so that's not often. That's how people get away with hamsters and stuff.) I'll be putting it on casters so it can be moved with less hassle...thank GOD we have an elevator and a ramp to get heavy equipment into the pickup...that way he doesn't have to have his tank drained twice a year. If I do get caught I have an alternate home. My question is...what would be the best type of container to use for this for structural integrity and so it doesn't look too suspicious (i.e. like I'm keeping a 10 inch catfish in my dorm room)?
