Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Thanks Butch, I thinks it's a Spotted Sail Fin thingee (got a fin like a sail, has spots and tiger strips, albeit fat stripes)... Definately has catfish similarities and was out of the tank for quite a while. Wasn't dry but sure wasn't WET either. Right now it's prolly digesting carpet fibers. And resting... Wishing for a beer to wash the day away with! LOL! K On 10/23/06, Butch Owen <butchbsi wrote: > > Hey Kathleen, > > > If the cat got him out (which is the only explaination I can > > think of) then it was quite a while ago. So. Can Sucky fish > > live out of water and for how long? > > If a fish is weakened for any reason a craw dad will sho'nuf take care > of the problem. And as you probably know by now, cats and aquarium fish > don't mix well. The proper way to teach kitty cats not to bother the > fish is to get another tank and put it where the cat has ready access to > it. And .. put a buncha piranha in the tank. > > If the sucky fish whut you found on the floor is a Bushy Nose or Spotted > Sail Fin Plecostomus sucky fish its kinda like a catfish in that it can > live outside water for some time long as it doesn't get too dry. > > As for how long they can live outside of water .. normally, it is till > they die. But since you put the sucky fish back in the tank already .. > it'll be OK as long as it doesn't float to the top or sink to the > bottom. If it floats to the top the cat is gonna git it .. if it sinks > to the bottom the craw dad is gonna git it. But if it goes back to > doing its job as a sucky fish .. then the cat and the craw dad just > gonna have accept the disappointment. > > > Just another drama in the life. > > Well .. you only need one each sucky fish in a tank anyway .. they can > control all the algae you can create .. and you only need one bottom > crap eater fish too. > > Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch > > > -- Cheers! Kathleen Petrides The Woobey Queen Http://www.woobeyworld.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Butch, Your replies are what keeps me smilin'! Thank you for being so up front, honest and funny to boot. Keep 'em coming. Hugs and take good care, Karen >Butch Owen <butchbsi > >Hey Kathleen, > > > If the cat got him out (which is the only explaination I can > > think of) then it was quite a while ago. So. Can Sucky fish > > live out of water and for how long? > >If a fish is weakened for any reason a craw dad will sho'nuf take care >of the problem. And as you probably know by now, cats and aquarium fish >don't mix well. The proper way to teach kitty cats not to bother the >fish is to get another tank and put it where the cat has ready access to >it. And .. put a buncha piranha in the tank. > >If the sucky fish whut you found on the floor is a Bushy Nose or Spotted >Sail Fin Plecostomus sucky fish its kinda like a catfish in that it can >live outside water for some time long as it doesn't get too dry. > >As for how long they can live outside of water .. normally, it is till >they die. But since you put the sucky fish back in the tank already .. >it'll be OK as long as it doesn't float to the top or sink to the >bottom. If it floats to the top the cat is gonna git it .. if it sinks >to the bottom the craw dad is gonna git it. But if it goes back to >doing its job as a sucky fish .. then the cat and the craw dad just >gonna have accept the disappointment. > > > Just another drama in the life. > >Well .. you only need one each sucky fish in a tank anyway .. they can >control all the algae you can create .. and you only need one bottom >crap eater fish too. > >Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch > > _______________ Get today's hot entertainment gossip http://movies.msn.com/movies/hotgossip?icid=T002MSN03A07001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Hey Kathleen, > If the cat got him out (which is the only explaination I can > think of) then it was quite a while ago. So. Can Sucky fish > live out of water and for how long? If a fish is weakened for any reason a craw dad will sho'nuf take care of the problem. And as you probably know by now, cats and aquarium fish don't mix well. The proper way to teach kitty cats not to bother the fish is to get another tank and put it where the cat has ready access to it. And .. put a buncha piranha in the tank. If the sucky fish whut you found on the floor is a Bushy Nose or Spotted Sail Fin Plecostomus sucky fish its kinda like a catfish in that it can live outside water for some time long as it doesn't get too dry. As for how long they can live outside of water .. normally, it is till they die. But since you put the sucky fish back in the tank already .. it'll be OK as long as it doesn't float to the top or sink to the bottom. If it floats to the top the cat is gonna git it .. if it sinks to the bottom the craw dad is gonna git it. But if it goes back to doing its job as a sucky fish .. then the cat and the craw dad just gonna have accept the disappointment. > Just another drama in the life. Well .. you only need one each sucky fish in a tank anyway .. they can control all the algae you can create .. and you only need one bottom crap eater fish too. Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Uh, Kathleen-- DON'T give the sucky fish the beer! (No matter HOW much he begs. . . I'm with Butch-- if he's back to doing what sucky fish do-- too bad for the crawfish and the cat! (Back to lurking, along with, in all likelihood, the crawfish and the cat! --Sue , " Woobey Queen " <WoobeyQueen wrote: > > Thanks Butch, > > I thinks it's a Spotted Sail Fin thingee (got a fin like a sail, has spots > and tiger strips, albeit fat stripes)... Definately has catfish similarities > and was out of the tank for quite a while. Wasn't dry but sure wasn't WET > either. Right now it's prolly digesting carpet fibers. And resting... > Wishing for a beer to wash the day away with! LOL! > > K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hey Sue >snicker< No beer. I think he might have been out of the water a wee bit too long. He's acting very quiet today. Course if I had come that close to death I might take a day or two to recover as well. Will have to see if he makes it. Keeping the Crayfish off him by feeding him. Or is it a she? I believe it's a she. Meanest crayfish to come to the pike. Meanest one we've ever had at any rate. K On 10/24/06, Sue Mogle <suemogle wrote: > > > > -- Cheers! Kathleen Petrides The Woobey Queen Http://www.woobeyworld.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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