matt clark;4201483; said:
I totally agree with your sentiment but we only jump because we care more about the fish than the fish keeper.
This is a massively abused fish.
Sorry if my previous post offended
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I totally agree with your sentiment but we only jump because we care more about the fish than the fish keeper.
This is a massively abused fish.
Sorry if my previous post offended
I got my 3" RTC last november, he is now 24" - he outgrew all the fish in my 450, he is now in a 210 by himself and should have 12'x6'x4' pond by the end of the month.
Be smart. You're buying a fish that will get 48" and weigh close to 100 pounds. It needs room to swim and turn around.
Be smart. You're buying a fish that will get 48" and weigh close to 100 pounds. It needs room to swim and turn around.
i feel the same way about the fish i keep large cats myself all im saying is it would be better to tell him what he needs to know to keep this fish so it has a happy life. rather then tell him not to get one of these fish only for him to get one anyway and not know what he has let himself in for. we are ment to be heiping each other.Just Toby;4202489; said:
gallonage doesn't mean crap when you are talking about catfish. It's all about the footprint.
That being said a single RTC kept by itself for life in catitivy could live in a 600 gallon tub. Since a 600 gallon tub is 8' around and 2' deep.
That also being said anyone who say that these cats will get over 5' easy produce a picture of one that was raised in captivity in a private collection that's over 5'
I have personally seen two that were over 40" but that's far from 5' and they were both over 10 years old.
That being said a single RTC kept by itself for life in catitivy could live in a 600 gallon tub. Since a 600 gallon tub is 8' around and 2' deep.
That also being said anyone who say that these cats will get over 5' easy produce a picture of one that was raised in captivity in a private collection that's over 5'
I have personally seen two that were over 40" but that's far from 5' and they were both over 10 years old.
3 times the full length of the fish and as wide or wider as the length is a good rule to follow. So if they grow 4' then you're looking at 12'x4' for a minimum footprint. 12'x5' would be better. And then 3' or 4' of height. I can't imagine heating a pond here in the UK it would cost an arm and a leg. Although maybe with proper insulation that might help.
What is your college project?
What is your college project?
ccebr;4224647; said:
i dunno koi keeps heat some of there ponds to 18 degrees all winter for a few quid a day if you insalated the hell outta it once it was up to temp in a warm room it should not cost to much to maintain its like like the heater will be running non stop,
a few people on here worked some system out using there boiler but im not sure how they worked it
frasertheking;4224664; said:
Few quid a day to keep it at 18 degrees is quite expensive, just for the heating. Plus RTC are tropical so need a temp of 24-30 degrees all year so would be even more. If it was an indoor pond, properly insulated, and with the room temp warm too, then it would be better. Im paying about £17.50 a month just to heat my 150 gallon, so multiply that up to 2000 gallons...
Then the filtration on top of that...if you're in college still how are you going to afford the maintenance?a larger body of water should hold its temp alot better than a 150 gal . plus a pond could be insulated on every side so i doubt it goes up just in a straight line i hope notccebr;4224676; said:Few quid a day to keep it at 18 degrees is quite expensive, just for the heating. Plus RTC are tropical so need a temp of 24-30 degrees all year so would be even more. If it was an indoor pond, properly insulated, and with the room temp warm too, then it would be better. Im paying about £17.50 a month just to heat my 150 gallon, so multiply that up to 2000 gallons...
frasertheking;4224693; said:a larger body of water should hold its temp alot better than a 150 gal . plus a pond could be insulated on every side so i doubt it goes up just in a straight line i hope not
lol no it gets cheaper after a certain number of kW's used, and yeah it will hold its temp much better, and a fiberglass pond rather than a glass aquarium would keep in more heat. Plus the point made earlier about covering the pond would keep in loads of heat. But all this extra insulation on a student budget? hmm good luck
