Help me ID this catfish (shovelnose?)

[RCDV]

Hello, just got this catfish last week, looks to me like a shovelnose but what type? Can someone help please, thank you.. as you can see he's been eating a lot! lol

 

[Skittle]

Young rtc x tsn hybrid


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[JwHiser13]

Hello, just got this catfish last week, looks to me like a shovelnose but what type? Can someone help please, thank you.. as you can see he's been eating a lot! lol

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TSN or Tiger Shovelnose Catfish the hybrids RTC/TSN have larger heads and their heads aren't as long.


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[fobrinkle]

Tiger Shovelnose. It will get big. It will happen fast. Be ready to upgrade tank size

 

[Redearsunfish]

Tiger Shovelnose. It will get big. It will happen fast. Be ready to upgrade tank size

True!

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Yep, nice little Tiger Shovelnose. Not so little for long, they can get over three feet long.

 

[RCDV]

Tiger Shovelnose. It will get big. It will happen fast. Be ready to upgrade tank size

Thank you all for the info! He lives with one ornate bichir and one senegal bichir.. do you think he could outgrown them enough to eat them? They're about their size.. thank you

 

[zoohouse]

Whether you move it or not he will soon live by himself. MFK moto, never trust a catfish.

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[Bottomfeeder]

Thank you all for the info! He lives with one ornate bichir and one senegal bichir.. do you think he could outgrown them enough to eat them? They're about their size.. thank you

Easily. He is going to push four feet in length if given proper space, and once he reaches a certain size, he's gonna start eating big prey items, even prey items the size of himself... and skinny... like Bichirs.

 

[doomiedee]

Regular tiger shovel nose. What size tank is it in now?

Here's a glimps as to how it might look in about a year.

http://youtu.be/omywYjhaO7A



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