A word on my current fish and activities today.

So I thought everyone would like to know exactly which species of catfish I am currently keeping, and what sizes they are.  I have 4 catfish currently housed in a 100 gal tank.  There are 2 Sun catfish one is 10" and the other is around 12".  They are very voracious lately and eat Hikari Cichlid Pellets like crazy lately.  They have an ID shark that they sometimes swim with and attack.  The ID shark is around 10" long also.  He is also a pig and will try to get food before the suncats come up to attack him and steal what remains.  The last catfish is a 4 year old rapheal catfish.  It is around 6" long and has no fear of it's tankmates.  It will hide until food is put in the tank and is the first one out eating.  After he gets his fill he swims back under his driftwood home.  I sometimes feed them chopped shrimp.

My tank is looking pretty nasty lately.  I haven't had a ton of time for tank maintenance so I have left the algae to grow and help with the filtration some.  Looks like it is starting to die off with the short winter days here in Montana so I need to scrape it and get back into my normal maintenance.  I use a python hose when cleaning my tank, and will use just a wash cloth to remove the algae.  I have well water in my home so when the temperature is right I will put it straight into the tank.

If anyone is interested I am Necrocanis on both youtube, and on MonsterFishKeepers.