Boltys New Fish

[bolty]

This is them still in what they came home in .lol...

There water was this colour as the tannins from
his new bogwood he put in the tank.

and them in my tank with all my other fish

 

[bolty]

these are my other fish

 

[mark7616]

Oooo errr very nice

Do you have them on there own? If not you do know that they will eat all of your fish when they get bigger these have the potentional to get to 24" and are eating machines.

 

[Davo86]

nice clarias and some nice pics too, Whats the tank size?

 

[bolty]

Oooo errr very nice

Do you have them on there own? If not you do know that they will eat all of your fish when they get bigger these have the potentional to get to 24" and are eating machines.

they are all in 1 tank, yeah they can get big I have had a 20inch Albino in the past, he was living with Sajicas that was 3inches .lol... some times you will get good fish some times you will get bad fish, the "WALKING CATFISH" will not eat these fish I have housed with them, they might fight (they might not?!) but a 24inch Clarias will not eat a big Oscar or any big Vieja SP.

Thanks for the reply

nice clarias and some nice pics too, Whats the tank size?

Thanks you

tank size is a 120G 5foot tank

 

[rossyt99]

Like it!> especially the Light coloured Pleco and your Oscar.

Btw; How big are your T'Foil Barbs? / Do they eat like hungry hippos? ....>Mine have almost doubled size in 2 months!

Hope they all get along.

 

[CFC]

A Clarius might not eat an oscar but they are well known for chewing the fins off fish if they can trap them in a corner, its your choice to mix them but theyre certainly not a fish i'd ever recomend for a mixed species tank.

 

[bolty]

A Clarius might not eat an oscar but they are well known for chewing the fins off fish if they can trap them in a corner, its your choice to mix them but theyre certainly not a fish i'd ever recomend for a mixed species tank.

im only going on the other 5 or 6 I have had but all of them was fine with things like Cichlids, sharks, other cats, barbs/pacu and arowanas..... some of the other Clarias I had like I say was 20inch..........

I no they can do damage to other fish, I have seen an aggressive one and they are "HARD FISH" just not had an aggressive one my self.

we will see

 

[bolty]

Like it!> especially the Light coloured Pleco and your Oscar.

Btw; How big are your T'Foil Barbs? / Do they eat like hungry hippos? ....>Mine have almost doubled size in 2 months!

Hope they all get along.

im hoping the cats dont total my other fish in the night

my barbs are 8inches or there abouts, they are hungry fish, always willing to eat if given the chance, these do not grow as fast as Tin Foils......

these barbs are called Hypsibarbus wetmorei AKA Lemon Barb, these is a vid on you-tube of the London Aquarium where they have a 50 cm wetmorei
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD9ZK0TB8RE

and some more 13 - 15 inch Lemon Barbs
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[CFC]

I know of two that have destroyed fishes fins over night by chewing them right back past the knuckle so they wont grow back, its not really aggression but just the constant desire to eat, they seem to be insatiable and need more and more food as they grow.

They are definately tough fish, my mates one (one that ate every fin off a 12" oscar) was in a tank in his garage and one night an acro prop fell straight through the tank smashing it to bits. The next morning he found it on the floor with a huge gash in its side where it had slid on some glass, he took it the LFS who put it in one of their sump tanks and two weeks later it had healed completely, amazing stuff.

 

[bolty]

I know of two that have destroyed fishes fins over night by chewing them right back past the knuckle so they wont grow back, its not really aggression but just the constant desire to eat, they seem to be insatiable and need more and more food as they grow.

They are definately tough fish, my mates one (one that ate every fin off a 12" oscar) was in a tank in his garage and one night an acro prop fell straight through the tank smashing it to bits. The next morning he found it on the floor with a huge gash in its side where it had slid on some glass, he took it the LFS who put it in one of their sump tanks and two weeks later it had healed completely, amazing stuff.

I love these fish thats why im trying this out, the only reasion I gave my others up was -
1, 1st one I had out grew my tank - rio 240
2, Pacu smashing tank
3, moved out of where I was living - was my grandads house so gave the fish and tank to him
4, gave up my 20inch albino and 16inch spotted to breed Jags

 

[rossyt99]

my barbs are 8inches or there abouts, they are hungry fish, always willing to eat if given the chance, these do not grow as fast as Tin Foils......

these barbs are called Hypsibarbus wetmorei AKA Lemon Barb, these is a vid on you-tube of the London Aquarium where they have a 50 cm wetmorei

and some more 13 - 15 inch Lemon Barbs

Aye,
Had a closer look and realised they were slightly diff.> There were some 'Lemon-Fin Barbs' at a Lfs a few months ago, but I don't trust that particular shop (P@H*%e)> so got 'Red-Tail TinFoils' instead from elsewhere.

How big will that new Catfish get??

 

[bolty]

my barbs are 8inches or there abouts, they are hungry fish, always willing to eat if given the chance, these do not grow as fast as Tin Foils......

these barbs are called Hypsibarbus wetmorei AKA Lemon Barb, these is a vid on you-tube of the London Aquarium where they have a 50 cm wetmorei

and some more 13 - 15 inch Lemon Barbs

Aye,
Had a closer look and realised they were slightly diff.> There were some 'Lemon-Fin Barbs' at a Lfs a few months ago, but I don't trust that particular shop (P@H*%e)> so got 'Red-Tail TinFoils' instead from elsewhere.

How big will that new Catfish get??

They can get about 24inches BUT more often than not they get around 18inches

 

[paul_219]

Thats a nice catfish. Its called a walking catfish and be aware it grow big and jumps from the tank.

 

[Gonze]

Nice fish and very unique looking plants haha.