hybrid cat

[leviathon13]

anybody know anything about the tiger shovelnose/ redtail cat hybrids??? adult size? price? thanks.

[Bgonz]

I have 2 of them and they are pretty cool fish. My first i got for free as he was left in a bucket at a LFS i deal with. Pretty beat up but he's come around pretty nicely and i just bought another one last week. I paid $14.00 for a 3" guy and he already has Ich in my quarantine tank. All in all they really seem to have the personalitys of both fish. Not as jumpy as a TSN, but not as mellow as a RTC. Alot of people say they grow faster but i havent seen that, my big guy is about 10" and hangs with a similar size RTC. They grow at the same pace, although the hybrid is a much more aggressive eater. I just saw another one at a LFS labled as a TSN and priced at $39.99 they must be "in season". My guess is they will grow to probably 36" in good conditions give or take a foot or two :D


good luck.....

And dont forget you need a REALLY big tank..... BLAH, BLAH, BLAH :idea:



bob

[Joshy]

The hybrid grows larger than both the TSN and RTC. So i recon 3 foot would be unusually and unhealthily small for an adult. I would put my chips on 5 foot. Someone correct me otherwise. While round here they are more expensive than RTCs but cheaper than TSNs.

[jtrotter77]

I have one I got about 6 months ago or so *late july* anyways it was about 4" when I got it and is now about 13" however its been about same size about 2 months or so before then it grew like mad I could tell week to week. by far one of the coolest cats I have ever owned.

[stotty]

My one is 18" that’s in a year they are a man made fish and designed as a food fish there are reports of them growing to 8 foot, (hybrid vigor growing faster and larger than mum and dad)
Mum and dad have the capability of getting to 5 ft each but to be honest no one knows and if they do they are keeping it quiet at the moment. You will require a big tank or a pond

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52264

[WolfFisho1]

sweet can i see a pic of one of those hybrids?

[stotty]

sweet can i see a pic of one of those hybrids?

There you go ;)

[WolfFisho1]

sweet those are so awsome i wish i had a tank big enough for that

[N-E Cichlids]

I have a 5" one for sale right now. Just picked up 3 today and 2 are already sold. $20 a piece

[oddball_freak]

They are so awesome, I think I'll add one to the collection

[J11MTP]

Here's my baby "Phil"

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=28524&size=1

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=28568&size=1

[koff]

nice combo!!!!!!

[blue_pill85]

they are so awesome, Ive been pining for one since I found out about them like almost a year ago and apparently they are friggin impossible to get in IL. this whole thread I just wanna ddance and hum the jaws cello thingy.

[ethnics]

blue phill. ask all the vendors here on mfk. ne cichlid has them for sale for very cheap and he's on the east coast. his shipping quotes are decent as well. dont give up, there not impossible to get, just hard but will be worth it :) i doubt ill own one tho since there size is crazy big. ill still to the parents and hope for a possible mix in the future by nature.

[N-E Cichlids]

Thanks for the Plug ethnics. My supplier has them right now, but not sure how long they will last. Get them while I got em. They seem to be ranging from 3-4.5" in length.