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Joined: 22 Mar 2006
Location: scotland
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 Posted: 2006.04.17(Mon)15:39 Post subject: ID on Catfish type please |
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I would love it if you guys can ID this fish for me. Any information you can provide will be helpfull. It's the albino one in the pic.
thanks again |
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TJ
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Joined: 26 Sep 2005
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| Posted: 2006.04.17(Mon)16:20 Post subject: |
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| 95% sure its an albino channel catfish. They get to be around 3 feet+ and are very aggresive and mayl eat your goldfish. I suggest it is returned. |
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evolution
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| Posted: 2006.04.17(Mon)16:35 Post subject: |
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| thanks for the quick reply. Ouch thats not the answer I was expecting. I think he needs to go back Quick if it gets to that size how quick does it grow? LFS did not know his stuff as per usual, never found a good one yet that is honest |
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Marcos Avila
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Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Location: Santo Andre (Brazil)
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| Posted: 2006.04.17(Mon)19:48 Post subject: |
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I'll increase TJ's certainty to 99%  Here's what you're heading towards:
Source: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/artchcat04.htm
IMO selling fish like that to unwary hobbyists is completely irresponsible...
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TJ
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| Posted: 2006.04.18(Tue)5:39 Post subject: |
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Yes, I knew it!  Anyway, I have seen bigger Marcos  , people ususally return them to pond stores becuase they get too large, aggresive, and eat your smaller pond fish. |
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Oscer
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Joined: 03 Nov 2005
Location: South Africa
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| Posted: 2006.04.21(Fri)10:07 Post subject: |
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Wow, realy interesting. Think I may acquire one or two myself.
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TJ
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| Posted: 2006.04.21(Fri)14:55 Post subject: |
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| Oscer wrote: | | Wow, realy interesting. Think I may acquire one or two myself. |
You would have to make a pretty big pond, about 2500-3000+! Plus, they are too aggresive to most pond fish, koi included so they will be the only inhabitants. |
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Oscer
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Joined: 03 Nov 2005
Location: South Africa
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| Posted: 2006.04.22(Sat)5:55 Post subject: |
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If I can locate some (LFS not up to standard IMO), then they'll probably be some of the first components in a +-3000g pond, on "my" fish farm ("" due to the fact that it is not totally mine).
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