redtailrob;4969847; said:
ya was gona move em but i have no other tanks that have fish that wont eat em
starting to dislike my Asian red tail
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ya was gona move em but i have no other tanks that have fish that wont eat em
well sorry for your other fish but now u know u have a bad ass artc extreme braggin rights if u ask me
yea my cichlids killed mine before it got out of hand because mine ate my dragon goby and 3 of my cichlids. my cichlids wouldnt let him come out of a little cave he made for himself. i guess one night he tried to eat the wrong fish. he was about 14'' so i would guess he probably tried to eat my evil 6'' texas cichlid or my one my 10'' jack dempseys
Don't know why anyone would choose one of these over a more personable and less aggressive catfish like a Redtail. They're roughly the same size, and you certainly don't need to keep a RTC in a species tank like a Asian Redtail.
I don't know if it's common knowledge, but the Asian Redtail is in the same family of Catfish as Hemibagrus wyckii, the Crystal Eyed/Devil Cat. Said Catfish is considered by many to be one of if not the most aggressive Catfish on the planet.
From Planetcatfish...
"A lone predator, will attempt to systematically dismantle any living thing too large to be consumed outright. Some report successful combination with much larger fish, but this would require a public aquaria sized aquarium or pond, very risky in anything smaller."
Really, the Asian Redtail isn't much better. Whether its with small tankmates, or ones that are the same size as the Redtail, you're going to end up with a lot of dead fish.
Also, they're not going to be swallowed whole like a Redtail Catfish would at least have the courtesy to do. They'll more then likely be tore apart if the Asian Redtail can't consume them whole. That type of aggression just isn't worth it in any sort of community tank.
I don't know if it's common knowledge, but the Asian Redtail is in the same family of Catfish as Hemibagrus wyckii, the Crystal Eyed/Devil Cat. Said Catfish is considered by many to be one of if not the most aggressive Catfish on the planet.
From Planetcatfish...
"A lone predator, will attempt to systematically dismantle any living thing too large to be consumed outright. Some report successful combination with much larger fish, but this would require a public aquaria sized aquarium or pond, very risky in anything smaller."
Really, the Asian Redtail isn't much better. Whether its with small tankmates, or ones that are the same size as the Redtail, you're going to end up with a lot of dead fish.
Also, they're not going to be swallowed whole like a Redtail Catfish would at least have the courtesy to do. They'll more then likely be tore apart if the Asian Redtail can't consume them whole. That type of aggression just isn't worth it in any sort of community tank.
erm, what did u expect? i know that sounds nasty lol i dont mean it to, but they are known to be 1 of the most evil of cats.
