Here He Is Barney The Red Tailed Catfish

[forby3]

the bairned named it barney lol i will get a better pic at feeding time lol

 

[catfish lover]

very nice mate how big looks around 8" long ?

 

[forby3]

he is about that ........ he's getting a big lad soon he will be going to tynemouth blue reef aquqruim

 

[catfish lover]

sounds good im picking my 3"-4" baby up saterday i hope carnt wait there very cool fish what do you feed him ?

 

[forby3]

he eats oot mate .. prawns lance fish mussels and a bit doramin now and then

 

[catfish lover]

sounds good im starting mine off with prawn a floating cichlid pellets (only to save money when hes bigger lol) and then when over 20" long i will get him whole fish and large floating pellets as they arnt that much.

 

[forby3]

good luck mate i wont have mine when he is 20" long he will be at his new home

 

[catfish lover]

lol ..... ill have mine till hes over 4ft .

 

[catfish lover]

and ill bet you will miss him when he is gone .

 

[forby3]

sure will but not fair on him when he is getting bigger and would love to see him get to his proper size and swim freely

 

[catfish lover]

yh sounds good for him ,, what size tank is he in now and what size is he going into ?

 

[forby3]

he is in a 5 x 2 x 2 at the mo ..... and hope he is going in a very large part of the aquqrium

 

[england]

he is a stunner, shame you will have to rehome him but they do get monster

 

[catfish lover]

sounds good he will be very strong when you try to net him if he gets over 15"+ trust me lol i found out with my old one stronger then you think anyway. mine will be in a 4ft tank till he gets around 8"-10" then in a 5ft by 4ft by 2ft (4ft wide!) so he should be ok for some years.

 

[forby3]

im sure he will be very strong lol but i deal in bigfish so i think i might be ok on that side lol