AquaQueen
02-04-2007, 05:45 PM
I was replying to a thread and it got me to thinking and I would like to know what everyone else thought...
I am not sure if all know this but My hubby caught a catfish last Mayin the Frog Pond at the Campsite we go to every year. Unsure of what his needs were we still decided to keep him...We even had everyone trying to get us to fatten him up to eat him..So MEAN!! That is besides the point here, I am very bored with him lately. He is now about 9.5 inches long and has fattened up ALOT since we got him.
I was thinking of putting him back where we got him this spring(too cold to do it right now, I think that would be cruel after being in a heated tank for 10 months). My dad told me I was mean for even thinking of putting him back in there after taking him from his enviroment and getting him used to us now I am going to throw him back. I didn't see it like that while doing this. I Feel as tho if send him back he will be back home maybe find his friend that we seen next to him when we caught him and be alot happier.
So I have more then one question to ask. Hopefully I can get an answer for most of them.
1- Was I wrong to take him to begin with?
2- Would he be ok if I sent him back?
3- Would it harm him in anyway? That you can think of.
4- Is there anyway to get him more active? I know he don't sleep all day/night in the wild!!
5- Do wild catfish Hibernate or somthing like hibernation?
6- Is this why he has slowed down on his activity?
7- Does anyone think if he can't go home maybe the LPS will take him?
I would like to keep the boring old buzzard but if this is what I get then I kinda think he should go back. Please help me. I am so confused right now.
I am not sure if all know this but My hubby caught a catfish last Mayin the Frog Pond at the Campsite we go to every year. Unsure of what his needs were we still decided to keep him...We even had everyone trying to get us to fatten him up to eat him..So MEAN!! That is besides the point here, I am very bored with him lately. He is now about 9.5 inches long and has fattened up ALOT since we got him.
I was thinking of putting him back where we got him this spring(too cold to do it right now, I think that would be cruel after being in a heated tank for 10 months). My dad told me I was mean for even thinking of putting him back in there after taking him from his enviroment and getting him used to us now I am going to throw him back. I didn't see it like that while doing this. I Feel as tho if send him back he will be back home maybe find his friend that we seen next to him when we caught him and be alot happier.
So I have more then one question to ask. Hopefully I can get an answer for most of them.
1- Was I wrong to take him to begin with?
2- Would he be ok if I sent him back?
3- Would it harm him in anyway? That you can think of.
4- Is there anyway to get him more active? I know he don't sleep all day/night in the wild!!
5- Do wild catfish Hibernate or somthing like hibernation?
6- Is this why he has slowed down on his activity?
7- Does anyone think if he can't go home maybe the LPS will take him?
I would like to keep the boring old buzzard but if this is what I get then I kinda think he should go back. Please help me. I am so confused right now.