Tank 15: 1 Firemouth (2 inches), 1 pictus catfish (hey, how do you get the pieces of net off his fins without hurting him?
< Very Carefully! Try using a net with different mesh size that won't get caught as easily.> I was cleaning the tank, used a net to remove him and he got stuck by his two lower front fins (like hands). I cut the net to release him as he was getting very agitated but after one day, only one piece worked itself loose. The other “hand” still has net attached to it. Is that going to be a problem?) < Try and remove as much of the net as possible. eventually the net will get caught on something and cause a problem.> Tank 16: 2 pacu. I need to find them a home, any suggestions other than “a fish store”. They are 6 months old and have grown from 1-1/2 inches each to 12 inches each. My ole 55 gal turtle tank just isn’t big enough. I was going to dig a pond out back but was told it would not work and the heating would be astronomical. I can’t afford a $5000 250 gallon tank and I’ve never actually built a tank of my own so . . . bad first project. These guys are so friendly and so pretty with bri
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