Most Important things when keeping Bullheads?
#1 Guest_AttackandDestroy_*
Posted 21 January 2008 - 07:29 PM
Just joined and Im setting up a bullhead catfish tank and pretty much have everything planned out. (75G, Eheim Professional 2 filter, Lots of driftwood and fake plants). I just wanted to ask the people on here that have long time experience keeping bullheads what the most important things to do, and remember when keeping these awesome cats! Thanks alot! Attack&Destroy.
#5 Guest_sandtiger_*
Posted 21 January 2008 - 09:53 PM
#6 Guest_viridari_*
Posted 22 January 2008 - 06:16 AM
#7 Guest_BullHeadsrdfish_*
Posted 22 January 2008 - 11:24 AM
It is nice to see someone else interested in Bullheads. I keep Bullheads and they are my fav. fish.
Filtration for the tank sounds good, the Bullhead will love the driftwood. One thing about the fake plants, the Bullhead will root around and disturb them all, I have never succeded in keeping fake plants "planted" for more than a few days with Bullheads.
A 75gal is on the small side for a Bullhead, but as long as you keep up with water changes I think it would work.
What species of Bullhead do you want? How many Bullheads are you planning on getting?
Are you planning on having other fish in the tank?
#8 Guest_bullhead_*
Posted 22 January 2008 - 01:02 PM
#9 Guest_AttackandDestroy_*
Posted 22 January 2008 - 07:40 PM
Oh and I dont plan to keep them with anyother fish, cept rosy reds.
#10 Guest_BullHeadsrdfish_*
Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:00 PM
#11 Guest_sandtiger_*
Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:24 PM
#12 Guest_AttackandDestroy_*
Posted 23 January 2008 - 06:38 PM
#13 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 23 January 2008 - 06:42 PM
No, I dont think they had any disease. I just couldent keep up with the water changes when I started working fulltime and started using shortcuts like those drop-in dissolving tablets that get rid of ammonia. I think those killed them. So its ok to wash the media under a tap?
If there is any beneficial bacteria still alive in the filter, washing it under tapwater will finish it off. Better to wash in dechlorinated water.
#14 Guest_ChannelCat2008_*
Posted 23 March 2008 - 12:51 PM
Is this normal?? Most people told me that the Bullhead might beat up the Channel, but it seems like the other way around.
Are Channel Cats known for aggression???
The Channel Cat has his own hiding spot, and the Bullhead is not violating that territory....
Hmm....
Edited by ChannelCat2008, 23 March 2008 - 12:54 PM.
#15 Guest_ChannelCat2008_*
Posted 24 March 2008 - 08:39 AM
I just got a 9 inch Brown Bullhead, and my Channel Cat isn't taking it to well that there is a newcomer in the tank. The Channel Cat is a lot skinnier than the Bullhead in girth and the Channel Cat is following him everywhere and giving him body butts and head butts and the Bullhead just swims around.
Is this normal?? Most people told me that the Bullhead might beat up the Channel, but it seems like the other way around.
Are Channel Cats known for aggression???
The Channel Cat has his own hiding spot, and the Bullhead is not violating that territory....
Hmm....
Well in any case they are getting along now.....Im not sure what happened over night but they made some sort of compromise.
#17 Guest_ChannelCat2008_*
Posted 24 March 2008 - 02:55 PM
Sometimes fish just like to figure out what the newcomer will do. Catfish curiosity can be rough.
I'm glad to hear that they are getting along now!
I spoke to soon, the Channel Cat started to pound him in the sides with his strong mouth and the Bullhead would run away frantically. I gave up the Bullhead to a friend with a bigger tank. Thankfully he took him
I dont know.....My Channel Cat is greedy. He wants to be the only cat in the tank.
I punished him by buying a crayfish who now occupies his hiding spot inside a log. Everytime he goes near it the crayfish spooks him out. lol
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