Thanks for the info. I am looking for one to go in my pond.

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Are flathead cats available to hobbyist? It seems like no one wants to talk about them when asked on various forums.

Should I siphon most of the water out of the tub and refill with treated clean water to drop the ammonia level? I have done this with a tropical fish tank in the past.

Thanks for ID-ing him or her. The rubbermaid tub is bare bottomed and there is a cannister filter running. Ammonia levels seem to have gotten high due to it being a new pond set up but the fish is still eating and seems unaffected. I was told the ammonia levels will be gone after the tank is in ...

I originally posted this in the wrong section: Me and my brother rescued some koi and an 18 inch white catfish from an abandoned pond in a backyard of a house that has been for sale for 8 months. The fish were thin and the catfish look real emaciated from not being fed for so long. Plus they were ...