Red Tailed Cat

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Sicktrick89

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Hey guys and gals, Im new here and have a quick question.

Im really into bottom dwellers and catfish, I was just wondering what size tank would you guys recommend for a RTC. Also if you have some pictures of yours, I would love to see them.

Thanks so much, Eric
 
smpage;4324917; said:
They can get up to 3 feet long so You'd need a massive tank. 450 gallons and up maybe?
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The largest specimen recorded by science measured 53.2" (134cm), and weighed more than 40kg. Reputedly it can grow even bigger in nature.

Something in the region of 12' x 8' x 4' (360cm x 240cm x 120cm) - 10,368 litres would be needed for a fully-grown fish, although even this wouldn't provide space to cruise around as it would in the wild.



Thats actually 4ft possibly bigger
and 3,000 gallons

Please if you don't know the info don't post, or at least do a google search. RTC's shouldn't even be sold to the public. There are a few responsible owners on here if you really want to take a stab at keeping one.
 
TheCanuck;4324921; said:
The largest specimen recorded by science measured 53.2" (134cm), and weighed more than 40kg. Reputedly it can grow even bigger in nature.

Something in the region of 12' x 8' x 4' (360cm x 240cm x 120cm) - 10,368 litres would be needed for a fully-grown fish, although even this wouldn't provide space to cruise around as it would in the wild.
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My guess was WAY off lol.
 
Minumum for an RTC would be about 600g, but that's just my opinion. Just give it the biggest home you can manage, it will be a better life than in a 55g or less where most of them end up.
 
That is why i asked, it seems like so many people have them in 10 gallon tanks when they are young so i was kind of wondering what happens when they get large, looks like ill be sticking to clown loaches and pleco
 
Diskboy12;4325063; said:
It's all about the footprint, not how many gallons. IMO.
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It is about BOTH the footprint and gallons, if it was just about footprint, then a 200 gallon with a strange footprint would be enough "in your opinion."
 
Diskboy12;4325063; said:
It's all about the footprint, not how many gallons. IMO.
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Foot print is important but gallons plays a lot bigger role. 2800 gallons is the minimum. Because that is the minimum foot print an rtc could live in. Its enough for his thick ass to stay under water, and enough to wander around. Not to mention, if you have never had HUGE monsters, bio load is so much better to have more gallons. I feed 2lbs a day, and its hard to keep up with that bio load. So in all honesty, gallons are actually more important than foot print on a complex scale.
 
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