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Pictus catfish question?

Okay so I’m upgrading very soon to a 15 gallon long tank, but for now im in a TEMPORARY 5.5 gallon tank, I have… 2 pictus catfish 4 tiger barbs 1 african dwarf frog They have been doing fine for over a month, water is crystal clear, everyone seems happy… My question is, because the [...]

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Catfish in ten gallon tank?

So my children were given a ten gallon tank along with a few fish (thanks a lot Auntie G) that I found out would end up being way too big for the tank. I found a person willing to adopt those fish, but now have to figure out what to buy to replace them. I’ve [...]

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what catfish would be ok in a cichlid tank?

75. gal 1 texas, 2 buttifokeri, 1 green terror, 1 blue acara all under 3in….1 botia robusta about 6in…upgrading to a 125 in a few months…i wana put a catfish in with them that won’t just hide all day but won’t get to big where i need an even bigger tank than the 125…btw the [...]

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What should I do about my ever-growing catfish?

I recently bought a catfish by mistake from my stupid local pet shop, who sold it to me as a Corydora. To be honest, despite keeping fish for almost 10 years, I didn’t really notice that it wasn’t a Cory! Well, anyway, it’s now about 15 – 18cm long and still growing! It’s the biggest [...]

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what plec/catfish is best?

ok so my tank has finally cycled (yay) and today im off to get my two oscars. but i also want a plec or catfish to deal with the alge. i love the look of cat fish but they grow pretty big. im looking for something pretty, thats not too small as i dont want [...]

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twig catfish might be pregnant? she really looks it! ?

Okay so about a week ago I bought myself two twig catfish at Jacks. (it was to help the tank out) anyways so I noticed one of them isn’t really into sucking the tank. I mean she has but not as much as the other one…I thought maybe she was sick or something? But today [...]

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Why won’t my Tiger Shovelnose Catfish eat?

I got a baby Tiger Shovelnose Catfish about a week ago, and I don’t know if it has been eating. For now, until it gets big enough to go in my big tank with big fish I just have it in a 10 gal. tank with my two 2 inch peacock bass. The catfish is [...]

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Big Growing Fish, Small Tank?

My girlfriend came home with four unexpected pet store finds: catfish. They were from Petsmart and I don’t know the breed or anything, but I seem to recall they get big. They are currently an inch long, and the tank is small. Will they stay that size? If not, how soon until they need something [...]

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what is the best octopus circle hook size for catfish?

ok, i herd circle hooks work great so i thought about switching, i been using snelled hooks size 4/0 or u can say j style hooks, so which size of circle hooks is about the same size as the snelled hook size 4/0(j style)? catfish around my pond are around 2-5 pounds, not so big. [...]

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Are catfish known to hit lures?

Just wondering as I was bass fishing at a local pond yesterday. (Pensylvania). I was using a jigheaded Mister Twister. I hooked into a big fish. I wasn’t sure how big it was at first. I then got a pretty good feel of the fish and it started taking drag out. It then felt pretty [...]

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