Flathead catfishes are hogs too. If you like your native aquarium,
do not let your pals talk you into dumping a 6" flathead in there.
With in a week, Fred was the only one in there. He even at my studly
O-spots and longears (some of which we nearly as big as Fred).
> Traci- That smallie is just warming up! I speak from my own
>experience.
> Had a one fingerling smallmouth & a largemouth in my 120 gal years
>back.
> After a while (6-12 months?), a friend came over with over three
>dozen
> fathead minnows from the bait store. We were gonna sip a few beers
> and watch the little, now 6", bass feed. He dumped the minnows in,
>we
> sat back, opened a few beers, looked up, and over three doz. minnows
>were
> gone! Total time - 45 seconds at the most. Each bass had its mouth
>so jammed
> full of fatheads, they couldn't close them. Then there was the time
>we dumped
> a dozen leeches in the tank.....
>
>
> Brian
> Bedford,OH
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