Thank you for the replies. The cats have been in the tank a while now and i havn't seen any problems. The cats are starting to come out during the day now, which is good!

Cheers, i'll be moving them at some stage over the weekend and will let you know how it goes.
I know i was worried about adding some plec's (2 L075, 3L200) before but they settled in fine and are out most of the time, so fingers crossed the same will happen with the cats.

Thanks for the reply, sorry if I seem impatient but i am looking to do this tomorrow so i need to adjust the temp over night ready for them.

I have a mixture, jag, Oscar, 3 boccoutii's, 2 argentea, 2 synspila, 2 red tiger mot's, 2 chuco godmanni's, 1 chocolate, i think thats it... oh and 2 red ...

Anybody???

I have 4 of these cats in a tank in the garage but as i dont spend much time in there i dont get to see them as much as i'ld like to. The temp is around 60', I am thinking of bringing them indoors putting them in my central americain cichlid tank which the temp is 74', i would drop this down to 68 ...

Cheers.

L'll be starting them of in a large corner tank (which i still need to collect which should be this weekend) then when big enough they will go into my 8' 300g tank.

I would like to get some L075's and some L200, would these be ok together??

Also my current L075 which is about 7" is bright yellow and has been since i bought him when he was around 2", but when i come accross them in shops now they are dark. Would they colour up or would they be a different ...

This is a great shame as that looks like a great cat.

I would strongly recomend you have that arm cut of so its not protruding.

He looks nice and well feed. Reminds me of the one i had when i was youger. He grew to around the 15" mark.

I have a brown bullhead 12"long

Post some pic's up for us.

Background Photo's of page 3 girls!!!

Couldnt agree more, the south american redtail get my vote!

Very closly folowed by north american bullhead cats.
Or my vulture cat, or is it my rusty jelly cat, or is it......

No, i have seen him do it now he keeps on nipping his barbels. My lfs will take the cichlid if no collects him.
Will the barbels grow back?

I have just noticed that one of my cichlids has bitten the whiskers of my vulture cat. I will be taking the cichlid out of the tank ASAP.

I need to know if the whiskers will heal and grow back, he is swimming a bit funny at the moment. Should I put anything in the tank to help destress him?

Cracking, i love these cats. Would love to get some again. Any chance you can post some over to me?

i used to have a stunning perch, i kept him in with a pair of jag's, and a large cicla along with a couple of plec's.
He grew to apx 9". I introduced an arowana to the tank that i found out after had a internal infection. It affected all the fish but i only lost the perch.

I am thinking i might put ...

Have thought of snails, but they breed like mad.
Will have a look stone loaches though.

I have been in touch with a lfs that sells a plec, what I believe to be common plec, and they said that they would do the job. I know someone that has a common plec in a cold-water tank that is kept indoors ...

I will be planning on having some perch in the tank and i think they will eat them loaches. Also if i do ever come across any cold water cats (bullheads) i'll have them in there as well.

Plus i'ld need a few of them as the tank i think i'll be leaving in there will be a 7' with apx 200g.

Any other ...

The post above covers it all, i am not planning on heating the garage hence me bringing the heated fish indoors. So it will get very cold in there.
I am planning to keep some cold water fish i there but the tank is near a window so i am looking for someting to keep on top of the alge.

I would like some to go in a cold water tank in my garage as i have moved my tropical fish indoors as heating them in the garage cost a bomb.

Could you tell me what types of cold water plec's (if there are any) that i can get in the uk?
I have seen a shop that have some but they look like comon plec's to me and i dont trust the shop anyway.

It will depend on the fish. i have a 6x2x2 tank with large fish next to a 2x2x2 with small fish that i am growing. The sides are clear but i have had to put something there as the larger fish keep on raming the glass to get the small fish.

The catfish appear to be ok but the large cichla and ...

Have you chosen yet? I have seen some vulture cats (http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/pi ... /336_F.PHP ) latley and i think they would look very good swimming underneath arowana's.

Cheers for the links, they have some good info.

Have a look at the indoor pacu tant in this link, this is the sort of thing i had in mind because my garage stays fairly cool even in summer. So i am also thinking of keeping running cost down. But I'ld want a veiwing window.

http://www.anythingfish ...

I am aware i'll need a frame, but wont i need a frame for fibre glass as well?

If its possible to use a liner it would be good as it could be dismanteld if/when i move.

I am doing my homework as I am thinking of buildind an indoor pond for my larger fish, but i don't want to only be able to view them from above.

Does anybody know of anytype of sealent avalible in the uk that would seal glass to a pond liner?

The more surgestions the better.

Cheers

They are both 10"ish and going in a 150gallon tank. I know it mainly depends one the fish but can scarlet plec's be as aggresive as the adonis?

That should be ok, i used to have one at 4" with a 12" gibby, 10" synsplium, 2 11" jags, blach belt 12" and 2 large midas.

Make sure he has somewhere to hide. I used to lean slate and some bog wood against the front of the tank for him to hide so i was still being able to see him myself.

I wonder if you could advise me. I have been offered a scarlet plec for a good price. I quite like the looks of these, but I already have a large Adonis which as you know is aggressive. Would a scarlet be able to hold his own with the Adonis?

Has any boby had problems with girraffe cats? Can they cause damage to bigger fish like a RTC? And should i be getting ready to seperate?