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Fish Tank Travis

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Season 6 of Monster Fish came out on Netflix today and although the red tail catfish wasn't the target fish for the episode, Zeb still caught two of them. The first one was decent size, probably 3 feet long but the second one was every bit of 4 ft long and was estimated to be 100 lbs. It was massive and was a perfect example why this fish shouldn't be kept in aquariums...it just gets too large.
 
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Well, I just realized that auto correct changed the title from Redtail Catfish to Retail Catfish. Hopefully, you all will know what it was supposed to be.
 
I noticed. It bugged me. Wheres the "dislike" button? :D
 
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I completely understand why people want to keep this fish because it is certainly a very beautiful fish. I just wanted to share this episode because it shows much more than just a picture. It clearly shows these guys struggling to hold up this monster fish that would need at least a large pond to live in, and need it heated. I would think anything less than a 10,000 gallon setup would be too small.

Also, thank you for being understanding about the auto-correct. Lol
 
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Fish Tank Travis said:
I completely understand why people want to keep this fish because it is certainly a very beautiful fish. I just wanted to share this episode because it shows much more than just a picture. It clearly shows these guys struggling to hold up this monster fish that would need at least a large pond to live in, and need it heated. I would think anything less than a 10,000 gallon setup would be too small.

Also, thank you for being understanding about the auto-correct. Lol
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This is true I had two RTC in a 500 gallon tank and they outgrew it 3-4 feet. Also pacu as well mine got huge like two feet huge. I will never own any catfish species that get big or any Pacus lol.

People keep gar species as well and some grow almost 10 feet.

Feeding these fish cost more than the fish in a single month. Tilapia to pellets to shrimp and so on.
 
I understand your angle... yet want to say it's doable and some people do it, either on a shoestring or if they are made of money... It is especially easy for folks living in tropical climates and having large natural ponds.

I have a strong suspicion that we get RTCs from fish farms, not from the wild. And what we get is a "waste" - culls, underperformers, runts, dinks, etc.

The only 4' RTC that I know of that was raised in captivity was that of Arapaimag (aka Michael Bryce of Canada).

It looks like 99% of captive RTC live out their (more or less) natural lives and still fail to break 3'-3.5'.
 
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