red tail catfish question??

[keller54]

hey what do u think is the minimum size tank for a red tail catfish and shovel nose catfish? thanks

 

[VLDesign]

3-4 thousand gallons minimum.

 

[Zfishies]

3-4 thousand gallons minimum.

it should be what dimensions is the minimum I say 1,000 ATLEAST I have mine in 1,800 gallons(12ftx12ftx30inches) the footprint should be ATLESt a 9x9x2[ft] every member here will have diffrent opinions

 

[Diskboy12]

Agreed on everyone having their own opinion.

 

[D12DetroitD12]

When i first started keeping fish i didn't know much and had a shovel nose and red tail in a 55....lets just say after a few months they were very cramped. Not exactly sure what the tank size should be but after seeing some of the red tails at the zoo near me, it should be big.

 

[fishysocks2012]

3-4 thousand gallons minimum.

x2

 

[thefishmaster1]

x2

 

[aquaculture]

Id say as big as yah can get.

 

[keller54]

k thanks for the help!

 

[PaulieWallnuts]

saw these guys on TV once im pretty sure they were pretty massive. im trying to pull it up right now, it was some tv show in the amazon and the local people fished them up.