Walking Catfish Size?

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tudiapaktam;1384874; said:
I don't plan to have that many. I purposely bought that many because I thought that many of them would not make it to adulthood since there were so small baby. Now that all of them survive, I need to buy another 75 gallon tank to house them. I just transfer them from 15 gallon to 30 gallon. Still a bit cramp.

I need to change their water once a week. If I feed them less the water can survive for 2 weeks.
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So you do a 100% water change once a week?
 
Loulou;1384906;1384906 said:
So you do a 100% water change once a week?
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Almost 100% water change. I use rubber pipe to siphon all the dirty water until it cannot siphon anymore. I don't do this with my other tanks, I always left at least 10% in the tank. But for my catfish I try to siphon 100% of the water. They trash a lot but don't injured themselves since they don't have scale. After siphoning almost all the water, I quickly turn on the tap to fill the tank.

Walking catfish is very hardy. They can survive in the water that have chlorine in it.
 
tudiapaktam;1384921; said:
Almost 100% water change. I use rubber pipe to siphon all the dirty water until it cannot siphon anymore. I don't do this with my other tanks, I always left at least 10% in the tank. But for my catfish I try to siphon 100% of the water. They trash a lot but don't injured themselves since they don't have scale. After siphoning almost all the water, I quickly turn on the tap to fill the tank.
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I suggest that you remove all the gravel from your tank. This should make it easier to maintain water quality and do your cleanup. :)

tudiapaktam;1384921; said:
Walking catfish is very hardy. They can survive in the water that have chlorine in it.
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Indeed they are. So hardy that they are being banned in several countries as those released in the local rivers and lakes have destroyed the natural ecosystems. :eek:

Yet I suggest you use aged water and/or a dechlorinator. Hardy they might be, but you wouldn't want to give them a hard time with the chlorine. ;)
 
I noticed that if I remove the gravel, the water become cloudy faster because their waste which is not suck by the power head quickly dissolved in the water. The gravel hold the waste.

Don't worry, I put anti-chlorine in the water. I would not let any fish suffer of chlorine.
 
What do you feed them? :)
 
Clarias Gariepinus is easily available and dirt cheap in my country. Few years back, i kept 3 of them and what an experience that was! I had them when they were very tiny, about 1.5cm. Within 3 weeks their diet had progressed from flakes to bloodworms to small goldfish pellets to carnivorous pellets to swordtail feeders--that's how fast they can grow!! depends on how you look at it; they can be aggressive and very destructive. But if you are dedicated, have a huge tank for them and the energy to match, i think they are great fishes to keep because they are so hassle free--they can survive in any water conditions and eat everything you throw at them!! Cheers!
 
Mr_Fantasy;1385387; said:
Clarias Gariepinus is easily available and dirt cheap in my country. Few years back, i kept 3 of them and what an experience that was! I had them when they were very tiny, about 1.5cm. Within 3 weeks their diet had progressed from flakes to bloodworms to small goldfish pellets to carnivorous pellets to swordtail feeders--that's how fast they can grow!! depends on how you look at it; they can be aggressive and very destructive. But if you are dedicated, have a huge tank for them and the energy to match, i think they are great fishes to keep because they are so hassle free--they can survive in any water conditions and eat everything you throw at them!! Cheers!
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That's the African Walking Catfish, right? So you are in an African country?

Thanks for the info, btw. :)
 
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