Well, as the filter has dealt with what I have thrown at it, I decided to stock the tank up now, so I went to the fish place yesterday and spent £40
I went to the local Maidenhead Aquatics and I have to say I was very impressed. I was asked if the tank was mature when I asked for Neons. And if I had another Angel when I asked for one cos they like to be in pairs. They didnt suggest putting the Angel and Neons together but I will admit I told them they were for different tanks because with XL Neons, I dont see the small angels are gonna be a problem(I will move the angels when they grow up)

Now to be honest I'm not all that keen on small fish, theres none that I like more than others(if that make sence) so I let my OH choose what to put in the smaller fish, fish tank! He chose 6 Neons(XL) and 6 Silver Tips. I wanted another Angel in there and 2 Male Dwarf Gourami.
I decided to get 4 "wild" large Rosy Barbs for the bigger fish, fish tank but I have a problem, my b****** shark/catfish has had a go at them overnight and damaged their scales and fins. So I have moved them into the smaller fish, fish tank aswell now and treated them with some stress coat! They dont look bothered by the damage but I will keep an eye on them.
I also have lost 3-4 rainbows in the last couple of weeks, the water is fine, and I am now thinking its him! But I have nowhere I can put them, its the bigger ones who are left.

I can't decide what to do with him. Keep him with just the Parrots with him(and XL pink kissers) or my friend at work has said she will take him and put him in either the Cichlid tank or in a tank she has Koi in as he is a coldwater catfish technically!
I have just been looking up info on them and they say to keep with koi or large tropicals so either would be ok. But he is such a nice looking fish.

If I rehomed him, I dunno what I would want in the tank anyway! I am kinda limited because of the parrots anyway....

What do you guys think?

Any info you could find on an Amur Catfish would be greatly appreciated aswell. I didnt know what he was, he was rehomed by me cos I liked him!

Who knew fishkeeping made you make so many decisons!!! lmao

*Heidi*

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if ive got this correct you do realise that cat fish is going to be massive???

how big is your tank??

do you have a pic of him??

yeh, I know he is going to be massive

He is in a meter long tank at the moment and doing really well. I have 2 homes lined up for him when he gets bigger they are fighting over him. One has 2 4ft fish tanks(he could have one to himself), the other has a well insulated pond.

I will try to find the good picture I got of him, he tends to hide alot then eat everybody at night!

*Heidi*

*Heidi*

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Here he is



I am assuming a boy

He has grown a bit since that pic and he has changed tanks.

My Fish, Big and Small :p *pic heavy* pics of his tank mates.

*Heidi*

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i think apond would be better for him tbh.... he will still be too big for a 4 foot tank when hes fully grown


im not surprised hes eating everything lol... he needs to be with things that wont fit into his mouth....

He is now

He had left the rainbows alone in the other tank so I moved him in with the rainbows in this tank and he decided to eat these ones.

I wont have a problem getting him a home when he gets too big, if the worst comes to the worst, I have a pond he can go in myself.
He hasn't grown much in the last few months, he is definately slowing down. They say the max size is 12" and usually in captivity/in a tank they get to 8-9" so its not so bad.

*Heidi*

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errr nope

if hes the same what i searched - try about 4 foot!

good luck with that

He is definately what it is in the book, I trust books a hell of a lot more than the internet. They say 12" so thats what I am working on.

You seem to think that the size will put me off him?! I will keep him aslong as possible and he will be cared for regardless of his size. If it comes to him eating his tank mates(he is gonna have a job with the parrots) then what can I do!

Whatever size he gets to, I'll see he gets a good home if I cant keep him.
If I hadn't taken him, the woman who brought him to us may well have taken it to where she got it from and they would have sold it on to someone who wouldnt care where it went(they wouldnt know what it was, they called it a Banjo Cat when they sold it to the woman I got it from!) Or if we had refused it, it would likely have ended up down the toilet or in the river(not great for the eco system or him!)

*Heidi*

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Also known as a Tawny Dragon Catfish

2 websites that confirm what the book says. About 14 inches.

The picture on this is a young fish. Mine had the markings when he first came to me, he has got less and less as he has grown.
Pelteobagrus fulvidraco - The Free Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium Encyclopedia Anyone Can Edit - The Aquarium Wiki

October 2003 • Catfish of the Month • PlanetCatfish

To be kept in a minimum tank of 55 US Gallons(200-220litres approx)

*Heidi*

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nah i love big fishies
just wernt sure if you realised that was why he was eating your other fish lol

big fish are better than the squatty ones i have now lol...

My BGKF was epic.. he grew really big.. also had fire eels which was hugeee unfortunately i dont have the room or time for my big tank anymore so sold it