Red tail cat

[FlammingWoodChuck]

Hey i am gana get a Red Tail Catfish and i was wondering how big the get in captivty and what size tank or pond they need.

 

[dialphantom]

they wont fit in a 100g ill tell u that u need a huge tank like 600 g at least cause they get like 3-4 feet

 

[FlammingWoodChuck]

thx ill keep that in mind when buying my next tank.do u think it would do good in a pond???

 

[dialphantom]

hmm since yur in california they mmight be ok just make shure the pond stays 74 at least

 

[sohfatfish]

I think they do best in ponds or 6x2x2 tanks and bigger. They grow really huge and eat alot.

 

[dialphantom]

6x2x2 eh not really id say a 12x3x3 for a comfortable rtc and yes the rtc's stomach aka the bottomless pitt

 

[Steve_89]

I would never consider getting an RTC unless I had 4ft of width in my tank.

 

[shookONES]

I still can't believe my gf bought me a 3" RTC. She said it was the cutest thing she'd ever seen. I applaud the effort, but I'm going to have a problem on my hands in the coming months. I was thinking of getting some pond liner and covering one of those kiddy pools from kmart? Then I'll run a small wet/dry and do weekly water changes. Sound possible?

 

[piranha45]

thx ill keep that in mind when buying my next tank.do u think it would do good in a pond???

as long as the pond's temp will never go below 73F.

 

[Oddball]

I keep my RTC in a 450 gal polyethylene stock tank with a 1200gal/rated bead filter pushing 1800gal/hour. He only 20" long and has eaten 4 1 1/2lb live channel cats in a week (not meant to be food). The 450 tank was under $200 and I installed a 24" x 24" lexan window to be able to look at him from more than just the surface.