DISCUS Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) After some thing bigger than 80cm or so.. PM me with what you have.... smaller than 80cm will go inside my catty.. Clownknifes or what have ya... Cheers Edited October 1, 2011 by DISCUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan013 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 What kind of catfish? And what size tank is it in if you dont mind me asking? I dont think any tropicals will grow to that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISSY Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 yes, I don't think any tropicals grow to 80cm, most don't even reach 8cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-f-a Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 would have to be a rtc for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISCUS Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Tropical as in warm water , lol Heated pond... 3000l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISCUS Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 I doult I will be able to put anything in with it as it just ate a 62cm Ozzy bass , but ya never know... I am upgrading the pond soon.. so will have more room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brwndoggy25 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 jezzuz, thats a monster, how about a pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan013 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Ok tropicals in the fish world to me is mainly considered angels, Gouramis etc. If your looking for a clownkife then there classed as exotics. In all honesty I wouldnt put anything with a catfish that size. If it eats a 62cm bass then it will eat anything bigger. It might not fit in its mouth but it will still try and get it in there until its ripped in half and finally fits.. Money you will waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 I know that there are plenty of aquaponics/aquaculture people selling good sized live jade perch (barcoo grunter) at the fish markets. If they get eaten... then so be it. End of the day they are pretty cheap feeders lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dditt Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 call shens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISCUS Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Ok tropicals in the fish world to me is mainly considered angels, Gouramis etc. If your looking for a clownkife then there classed as exotics. In all honesty I wouldnt put anything with a catfish that size. If it eats a 62cm bass then it will eat anything bigger. It might not fit in its mouth but it will still try and get it in there until its ripped in half and finally fits.. Money you will waste. K tropicals from where I come from are warm water fish. I'm sure I will find something... maybe a 4 foot barra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Please don't put a 4 foot barra in a 3000L puddle of water (insert angry face) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton31 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 pmsl wat a good way to wake up ..thanks for the laugh ...good luck transporting a 4ft barra ..do u know how big 4ft is ...thats a friggon big fish man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan013 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 They are a rarity to come accross a 4 foot one in the wild. And will take alot longer to get to that size in an aquarium. The biggest I have seen in a tank would be 60cm roughly. And as ash said. 3000l pond for a 1.2m barra. Is like a fighter in a bowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellsfishy2me Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Lol.. Thats about 40kg.. Wow. Even if you use an ibc still wont be big enough.. Then again if you put 4ltrs of stress coat in it, might do it depending on distance.. Good luck.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predator Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 what sorta catfish is it? i can't picture any native catfish big enough to eat 62cm bass. and BTW 62cm bass WTF not a lot of anglers are in the 55 class yet i was lucky to get a 60cm myself (tip to tip) and the biggest i've seen with proof was 61cm forklength. still if the catfish ate a 62cm bass i guess you will have to make a trip to barra park at bli bli. drop a livie in the big boys pond and get the transport ready to rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISCUS Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) I am not putting a 4 foot barra in a 3000L pond... I said I am about to upgrade and am after something to put with the catty then... I am not stupid. I am guessing you get alot of kids on this site that talk crap etc... I would like like to know if there is anything around that could go with my catty. Edited October 2, 2011 by DISCUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISCUS Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 what sorta catfish is it? i can't picture any native catfish big enough to eat 62cm bass. and BTW 62cm bass WTF not a lot of anglers are in the 55 class yet i was lucky to get a 60cm myself (tip to tip) and the biggest i've seen with proof was 61cm forklength. still if the catfish ate a 62cm bass i guess you will have to make a trip to barra park at bli bli. drop a livie in the big boys pond and get the transport ready to rock! I still have a 63cm (TL) ozzy bass and a 45cm golden perch in another pond that survived... I can take pics with a tape if you really want them , The catty is a Phractocephalus , not native to Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Pics are always great to look at post em up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISCUS Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Pics are always great to look at post em up! I'll take some tonight for ya... I had two bass ( only one now) , they where the biggest I had ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan013 Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 what sorta catfish is it? i can't picture any native catfish big enough to eat 62cm bass. and BTW 62cm bass WTF not a lot of anglers are in the 55 class yet i was lucky to get a 60cm myself (tip to tip) and the biggest i've seen with proof was 61cm forklength. still if the catfish ate a 62cm bass i guess you will have to make a trip to barra park at bli bli. drop a livie in the big boys pond and get the transport ready to rock! Unfortunately someone poisoned the big boys pond and they drag netted all the fish that were still kicking out and put them in the normal creeky system. Can't wait til december when they really go off! I am not putting a 4 foot barra in a 3000L pond... I said I am about to upgrade and am after something to put with the catty then... I am not stupid.I am guessing you get alot of kids on this site that talk crap etc... I would like like to know if there is anything around that could go with my catty. Ok good, What size will the final pond be? And its really hard to say, Each fish has there own persona. Some are just angry and destroy other fish which yours sounds to be if its eating a 60+cm bass. It also appears it hasnt been fed enough if its still hunting for food of that caliber. I still have a 63cm (TL) ozzy bass and a 45cm golden perch in another pond that survived... I can take pics with a tape if you really want them , The catty is a Phractocephalus , not native to Australia. Thought it would be an RTC, How big is it? That will give us another indication of if it will go with anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cogs Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) it is a rtc i would go with guppies but i keep a gator gar in with mine but any thing else gets eaten get a large silve arro mine worked out fine Edited October 2, 2011 by cogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 What about a big slimy eel or would he suck that down like spaghetti too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batters Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 hey discus i envy your upgrade i think really you only have barra or murry cod as options. if your catty ate a 60cm+ bass last time he'll do it again next time. (lol ever seen a tandanas catty swimming around with a dead cory horizontaly stuck in its mouth). a more boring option is a large salmon tail catty, but your kinda getting the same thing, caught a 6 pound and a 10 pound last trip to awoonga. if it was me i'd go the cod, no fishing park so would have to come from fish farm or live at the fish markets. get one of them hand feeding in a pond and youve got a joy for many years to come. pics/information on keeping big fish in big ponds is pretty rare to be honest so i'll be happy for you to inspire the rest of us. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISCUS Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 The pond foot print I am thinking of doing is around 12 foot X 8 or 12 foot but only 3 foot deep as it is going to be made out of sleepers/pond liner and above ground , to go higher the pressure will snap the timber , and I don't want to dig it into the ground atm ( I have gone 4.5 foot high before and it snapped the sleepers after a few months) The catty is very close to 90cm atm , I have a few fish around 40 -70cm+that I plan to put in with him when I upgrade and the fish grow but would like something else as well ( in the next few months when I sort out heating) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...