Red tail X Tiger Shovelnose

[Converting]

Realistically how large of aquariums would you need to house a solitary one for life?

[sidguppy]

aquarium impossible

this is a fish for an indoor pond......

There's one hobbyist (forgot who) who has excellent pix and info about his 8000 gallon pond.

both species reach 4 feet or so; there's no reason to assume its' hybrid offspring will be smaller, there's every reason to assume it's even bigger! hence the creation of these monsters; as foodsupply farmfish....

A 5 foot fish would require a tank of about 6 foot high, 10 foot wide and 20 foot long to have a happy life; sort of.....

hence a pond. Tanks are impossible that size, save when you own a zoo.

[steez138]

after talking to my local aquarium curator he said that for the average adult rtc which reaches approx, 4 feet you would need at bar minimum a 600 gallon tank, which you wouldn't want to spend the money for a custom tank you could do it with a indoor or outdoor pond (depending where yo ulive, Climate) for about 600-1000 dollars.

[steez138]

pics on pfish

[bigt2811]

i have just bought one of these and was told tha my 6x2x30 tank was big enough for a full grown adult by several well knowen fish shops around my area

[fishman33437]

Those store owners are 'not in tune'. I have a 30" RTC in a 400g (10'x30"x30") and its getting a bit large for that tank. a 3' fish in a 6' tank doesnt work. Mine went from 6" to 30" in 4 years...and I fast it a few days every week.

[katfishguy]

i have just bought one of these and was told tha my 6x2x30 tank was big enough for a full grown adult by several well knowen fish shops around my area

your tank is not going to be good enough for life, may be it can hold it for about 2 years. In my experience these hybrids grew slower compared to either the RTC or TSN,, this fish definitely has the potential of reaching 4 feet if not bigger, so you will ultimately need a bigger tank. here are some pics of mine,currently around 14" ,, along with other fish:

[bigt2811]

how big is your tank katfishguy and how much did it cost you mine is in my lounge i could poss go to a 84x 36x36 but no bigger my missis would kill me un less i build a conservetory an build a 12' x 3' x 3'

[katfishguy]

that particular tank with the RTC and other fish is 360 gal,, it is 6feet long X 4 feet wide and 2 feet tall,, I built the tank myself with acrylic. I will be building a bigger tank soon,, before I built this tank all the fish were in a pond,, but I got tired of looking at them from the top,, so I decided to build this tank. I also have a lot of other tanks.