Fish in their new 600 gallon tank 3

[samubabe101]

SO cal huh I live in Brea

[famousboi182]

u need a redtail catfish and i love the tank

[HockeyBoy641]

Honestly this is an awesome tank I love the clown knife and the cat fish are amazing looking also the pangasius catfish looked very cool and a great choice for a red tail cat it can't eat anything in their :)

[SoCalDiscus]

@theprankster5000 That is a young giraffe cat for Africa. They are very interactive, and somewhat aggressive fish. He tries to dominate the others, but their given their size, they all hold their own well. Its a balancing act with fish like this. A lot of effort goes into monitoring their behavior and health to make sure they aren't stressed, bullied, under eating, etc. We care very much about each of these fish.

[m497524]

The blacks are sturgeons

[SoCalDiscus]

@m497524 The black ones are "Oxydoras niger" catfish from South America. They are not related to Sturgeons. Fantastic fish, but these guys get to 4 feet long and are absolutely massive. They are also quite active, but do not bend and turn easily. These guys are around 30"+at 3 years old and this tank is getting tight. We are looking forward to when we get their above ground pond ready for them.

[fennecfoxfan]

Can I ask what the black ones are - the cats look like shovelnose / red tail hybrid but I'm curious about the black ones, please tell me?

[PrevalentDisease]

How much did this cost was it DIY? If soo how much were the materials?

[ItzMcfadden]

Nice looking cats dude, all looking heathy

[NH4NO3CH3NO2]

hi i recently bought a 200 gallon tank and my water has a white-ish color like yours, i dont know if its my faucet water or what but how do you clear up your water?

[SoCalDiscus]

@NH4NO3CH3NO2 The sand was still settling at this time. We had waited more than a week with heavy filtration to get everything out of the water that we could. However, these fish happily dug up the sand and stirred everything up again. After a month or so, we no longer had any fine debris getting kicked up as the cats sifted through the sand.

[n3iljay3]

Or TSN

[SoCalDiscus]

@n3iljay3 There are both RTCxTSN and TSN in this video

[n3iljay3]

At 0:00 is that a TSC(Tiger Shovelnose Catfish)+RTC(Redtail Catfish) Hybrid??

[iklepud]

nowhere to run nowhere to hide

[thesituation307]

imagine the tank smashed

[amfruhling]

have u had oscars before?? or bettas (crappy question cause u prob stick to the bigger fish, i love the bigger ones they are the ones u prob have to be less careful with)

[SoCalDiscus]

@amfruhling We have had betta, discus, tiny catfish, loaches, eels, etc. The sizes we keep range from 1.5" - 30"+ You have to be careful with all of them, all for different reasons. These big guys can polute a tank with one feeding if not properly understood and monitored.

[SoCalDiscus]

It is now in the garage which has been converted into a fish room.

[iCantTinkOfaGudName]

Why is there No Hiding Spots?

[SoCalDiscus]

@iCantTinkOfaGudName Since these guys are all extremely (almost obnoxiously) friendly with us, quite peaceful with each other, and healthy, there is no pressing need to give them hiding spots. I monitor their behavior VERY closely to make sure there are no symptoms of stress. Unless I can set up more caves than fish, I'm are better off eliminating territory. If I were to introduce 4 caves, fish would start claiming territory and aggression would occur. I'll get to it when they're in the pond.

[iCantTinkOfaGudName]

@SoCalDiscus k Cool and why would you get a Pond that Aquarium is HUGE

[jarederajarederaj]

@SoCalDiscus You should put some drift wood or something in there for looks its kinda plain with nothin in there.. drift wood wouldnt cause territory problems

[SoCalDiscus]

@jarederajarederaj With this crowd, any caves would be a problem. We have added driftwood so that its decorated, but eliminated specific hiding space. It seemed to have worked well, but took some careful planning on the pieces we used and where we placed them.

[killerdude1908]

u need to have a 800 gallon tank cuz id sharks grow 4 ft long if u want to mate id sharks get the 800 gallon tank

[SoCalDiscus]

@killerdude1908 The 600 gallon is just another grow out tank. This should last them about another year, and then they will all need to be moved to a couple thousand gallon indoor pond we will start building shortly.

[kcamerons]

@SoCalDiscus my grow out tank is 55 gallons; yours is 600 >.>

[clovagZv]

wow thats bad ass

[SoCalDiscus]

@clovagZv Thanks!

[SoCalDiscus]

@clovagZv Thanks!

[nicofish1000]

wow can they even fit in a 180 gallon? they look good love the tank

[SoCalDiscus]

@nicofish1000 They grow very rapidly. They were a little less than 14 months old here. The 180 was a grow out tank. They went from being quite comfortable to squished in a matter of about 2.5 months while we got this purchased and set up. Their growth rate is jaw droppingly rapid.

[FreePersiaForAll]

What are the measurments?

[SoCalDiscus]

@FreePersiaForAll 8'x4'x30"

[robertste1983]

thats the bollox !!! is that in your house

[SoCalDiscus]

@robertste1983 It is now in a converted garage that is our fish room.

[dan197dan197]

wow this is amazing which i could have a tank like tht looks great how did u make it ?

[SoCalDiscus]

These are just the large ones... The rest are in the other tanks. :)

[decoolestguy]

wow.. catfish maniac? haha.. awesome pseudodoras & knifefish!!