Hi everyone,
I am new here but am looking for some information and/or experience,
i am looking to build a Retic' enclosure next year, to house a full grown female retic,
now the snake keeping i am 100% ok with, i have my enclosure design in my head,
have kept Boas, retics, burms, carpets, dwaft boas, royal pythons, etc etc
also have a very indepth knowledge of inverts, i.e arachnids and insects etc.
i have kept sturgeon, koi, and have a community fish tank going very well indeed,
so my experience is high across all the subject areas, (just so you know a little about my background)
now, my question is...
in my retic enclosure (will be bloody huge) i am going to install a bathing area for said snake,
with a glass viewing side, it will be well filtered and warmed, but i was wondering if i can keep any fish in there?
i have only seen one photo (a zoo shot) of a retic enclosure with fish in the water, and no information on it.
in my ideal world i would have a catfish aquarium, with say shovel nose for example in, as i beleive they wouldnt "attack" the bathing snake, but this will be bringing my 2 seperate worlds crashing together if i manage to do it, so i am very unsure, and will doing very extensive research before i decide to do it or not.
i know the obvious, like snake poop in the water will need a good filter, but then the question is what kind?
i understand there will be localitiy differences that may hinder the whole thing,
suitable fish, thinking predatory but not aggressive, as it will be fine line betweem the fish being food, the snake being food or a huge fight! of which i want none.
the image i seen looks to have catfish in the water, and although i absolutely love catfish, my ID skills are somewhat lacking so i am unable to ascertain which catfish is present.
so has anyone done this or seen it done?
wanting some direction, but if the fish are a total no go then i will stick with the snake and maybe build the aquarium along side, but this wont be cost or space effective and i wouldnt want to compromise either living space,
hoping to have about 10 foot X 14 foot area and around 8 foot high.
this can possibly be increased for the right setup.
so monsterfishkeeper community, please help me
many thanks Dan
I am new here but am looking for some information and/or experience,
i am looking to build a Retic' enclosure next year, to house a full grown female retic,
now the snake keeping i am 100% ok with, i have my enclosure design in my head,
have kept Boas, retics, burms, carpets, dwaft boas, royal pythons, etc etc
also have a very indepth knowledge of inverts, i.e arachnids and insects etc.
i have kept sturgeon, koi, and have a community fish tank going very well indeed,
so my experience is high across all the subject areas, (just so you know a little about my background)
now, my question is...
in my retic enclosure (will be bloody huge) i am going to install a bathing area for said snake,
with a glass viewing side, it will be well filtered and warmed, but i was wondering if i can keep any fish in there?
i have only seen one photo (a zoo shot) of a retic enclosure with fish in the water, and no information on it.
in my ideal world i would have a catfish aquarium, with say shovel nose for example in, as i beleive they wouldnt "attack" the bathing snake, but this will be bringing my 2 seperate worlds crashing together if i manage to do it, so i am very unsure, and will doing very extensive research before i decide to do it or not.
i know the obvious, like snake poop in the water will need a good filter, but then the question is what kind?
i understand there will be localitiy differences that may hinder the whole thing,
suitable fish, thinking predatory but not aggressive, as it will be fine line betweem the fish being food, the snake being food or a huge fight! of which i want none.
the image i seen looks to have catfish in the water, and although i absolutely love catfish, my ID skills are somewhat lacking so i am unable to ascertain which catfish is present.
so has anyone done this or seen it done?
wanting some direction, but if the fish are a total no go then i will stick with the snake and maybe build the aquarium along side, but this wont be cost or space effective and i wouldnt want to compromise either living space,
hoping to have about 10 foot X 14 foot area and around 8 foot high.
this can possibly be increased for the right setup.
so monsterfishkeeper community, please help me
many thanks Dan