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This is my new baby N.A. catfish (bullnose) My only question is - WHAT DO I DO WITH HIM???

He's in a 120 with my 2 oscars & 1 common pleco right now, but if he's going to be up to 2 feet long - what can I house him in?

Maybe a year or two I'd like to have another n.a. fish tank w sunfish & such, he'd probably do better in there then with the oscars, but how big will it have to be to accomidate his adult size??

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A 200 gal, or a Pond would do.
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What only 200? :(

I better start saving up :D

WHat should I be feeding him?

He's taken bloodworms, shrimp pellets & my oscar's chichlid staple pellets. Other then feeders what does he eat in the wild?

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These guys have been known to eat crayfish. They also eat other fish and aquatic bugs. Also try shrimp pellets and some feeder goldfish. Maybe Tubifex worms would work.
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Oh I meant how many Shrimp pellets he eats each feeding period?
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What should I be feeding him?
The good news is that bullheads are not fussy eaters. Keep feeding him what you're already giving and it should be fine.
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Ghost shrimp might be a good idea, I was already going to get some for my Os. :)

I tried the feeders, but the 14 I put in there all dissapeared over night... & I havn't figured out where they are hiding yet :)

Thanks for the reassurance on the feed though, I'm not sure how many shrimp pellets he takes at once - all that he can get :D

He spends alot of time in the flower pots, I've been trying to think up so more caves for him - but what should I be providing in the way of hiding spots?

Any idea how long it will take him to get to his adult size (I'm hoping for like 10 years here :? I think he's already a couple years old - at least?

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Any idea how long it will take him to get to his adult size (I'm hoping for like 10 years here I think he's already a couple years old - at least?
They mature in their second or third year and reach adult size at around the fourth.
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