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Re: Clarias Nieuhofi

Posted: 07 May 2011, 20:11
by Viktor Jarikov
you make me really want one too, Rob

aren't you jumping-out-of-your-pants happy that you got a potentially 59" fish instead of a 20 incher?

in my book you seriously lucked out given that their aesthetic features are very close

Re: Clarias Nieuhofi

Posted: 10 May 2011, 09:34
by Redtailrob
Viktor , you can have mine! :))
Now i hear what you're saying and yes Im very happy at having this unique species.
Just very difficult to cater for given its potential size & incompatabilty at present with anything else.
At least my Big SA Cats can co-inhabit together.

I took 3 weeks of work a month ago and moved around 80% of my fish house & also installed a new 600 Gallon Pond (approx 8.5' x 4.5')
This fish was in a 4'x3' Pond for 2 days with some of my other Cats & it mauled one of my other Clarias B so badly on the 1st night it never recovered :-Q - very upset as had,had that fish about 6 years.
Will try it again in the new Bigger Pond but if it starts chasing my other Big Cats again not sure where I'll put the thing.

Re: Clarias Nieuhofi

Posted: 10 May 2011, 15:53
by crkinney
All right you guys are starting to sound like me and thats scary.
Just give the little guy a home and love him.

Re: Clarias Nieuhofi

Posted: 11 May 2011, 13:38
by Viktor Jarikov
@CRK: :))

@Rob: wow, sorry to hear; they must have beeen of comparable sizes too but the tank/pond was real small for them, of course. Please keep us posted of the compatibility successes and failures.