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#1 Guest_fishlvr_*

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 12:46 PM

Can a pair of tadpole madtoms be kept in a 10 gallon tank?

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 02:49 PM

Can a pair of tadpole madtoms be kept in a 10 gallon tank?



I have kept madtoms in a ten gallon.....worked fine.

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 10:24 PM

I agree. No problem. Add a couple other small compatible fish as well. Keep up on water changes.

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Posted 31 October 2007 - 02:49 PM

you could add something like a mudminnow and it would be a nice tank.

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Posted 31 October 2007 - 07:07 PM

Shouldn't be a problem, but make sure they're of comparable size. There have been a few instances of madtom cannibalism in our lab of late.

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Posted 31 October 2007 - 07:24 PM

I have heard scattered reports of madtom cannibalism with increasing frequency of late. I have even heard of an entire lab being wiped out because of it. Nobody is really sure what is causing it, but pathologists think they have isolated a virus which may be at root. I have heard even stranger reports about people who have been stung by infected madtoms. The stories are not even credible, so I won't repeat them here, but like the lab incidents they appear to be increasing in frequency.

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Posted 01 November 2007 - 08:31 AM

Resident Evil 6: Rise of the Catfish ;)

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Posted 01 November 2007 - 09:38 AM

Resident Evil 6: Rise of the Catfish ;)

Maybe the Humongous Clams are to blame.

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Posted 01 November 2007 - 03:15 PM

you could add something like a mudminnow and it would be a nice tank.


Don't these need like 65F water? I can only keep stuff that won't stress in 70-73F water, cause our house don't get that cold.

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Posted 01 November 2007 - 03:21 PM

Maybe the Humongous Clams are to blame.


You mean, Humongous, Giant Clams :P

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Posted 01 November 2007 - 03:26 PM

Don't these need like 65F water? I can only keep stuff that won't stress in 70-73F water, cause our house don't get that cold.


They should be fine. I have kept them successfully in the high 70's.

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Posted 01 November 2007 - 03:37 PM

They should be fine. I have kept them successfully in the high 70's.


Ok. I just wanted to be sure before I spent my money on something and it not be able to live happily.

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Posted 15 January 2008 - 10:19 PM

I am new to the forum, but I wanted to chime in to say I had two madtoms in a 10 gallon tank that lived to a ripe old age. I understand the expected life span is 2.5 years, but mine lived for a little more than three. The water was kept at 72 and a neutral ph. I had many arifical plants and artificial rock-work for hiding places. I also covered three sides with black construction paper and used ambient light to illuminate the tank.

I fed frozen and freeze dried blood worms and frozen brine shrimp. They would not eat the shrimp pellets my P. blochii love. They make excellent pets, however you will only see them at feeding time. They are hardy too. My wife discovered one on the floor and managed to revive it without mishap, despite being covered in fuzz and cat hair.

Best,
Nick

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Posted 16 January 2008 - 11:38 AM

Tadpole madtoms are often found in low gradient streams, backwaters, swamps, or natural lakes. They like dense vegitation, woody debris, and or leaf litter and do not seem to have a problem with being kept at rather warm temperatures. Good tank mates would be mudminnows, large killifish, or a darter species that likes the same conditions and is too big to be food. Something like a Dusky or Blackbanded darter that gets large and likes wood in slow current might be good.



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