Freshwater Fish Profile: Lima Shovelnose Catfish (Sorubim Lima)

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K626 said:
Figured I'd put this here, it's a testament to how tough these guys are. Mine is about 10-12 inches in a 120. And his face is broken. Happened 3 years ago, the bugger lived. His whiskers cross over his head, so he turns the wrong way for food sometimes. He gets on fine now though. I thought for sure he'd die. He eats massivore like the ck.

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I've been keeping LSN for a decade now and only recently I started experiencing the same problem. I keep them in 240 gal tanks, 18 in one and 2 in the other. Out of these 20 LSN I keep right now, perhaps 1/3 has a damaged snout, not to the extent that yours does (which I have seen before on other specimen) but to a varying extent, from a slight angle to a 45 degree.

I've not figured out why current ones are spookier than the prior fish. Every tank and every stock differs of course and I am sure it's something in there that matters. Being in with a boisterous, large, and aggressively-feeding tigrinus catfish seems to be one source of stress to them I noted... and I've never had such a combination before.
 
I've had him for a while (6 years?), and he's by far the most skittish fish I've ever had, including wild caught specimens of other types. If you fart in the room, he's banging around. I almost feel bad for the guy.
 
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Hi guys,
Can i keep a lima catfish with my Endlicheri bichir
size of bichir is about 7 inch
he is with me since he was 3 inch
 
Fish guy 7 said:
Hi guys,
Can i keep a lima catfish with my Endlicheri bichir
size of bichir is about 7 inch
he is with me since he was 3 inch
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Fish guy 7 said:
Hi guys,
Can i keep a lima catfish with my Endlicheri bichir
size of bichir is about 7 inch
he is with me since he was 3 inch
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How big is the Lima. It’s risky. Bichirs growth rates can vary so much. If you have a fast growing endli then no. If you have a slow growing one it’s possible. But keep in mind then end size difference. Cb endli will get over 20” still. Common “Lima” only maxes at around 12”
 
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moe214 said:
How big is the Lima. It’s risky. Bichirs growth rates can vary so much. If you have a fast growing endli then no. If you have a slow growing one it’s possible. But keep in mind then end size difference. Cb endli will get over 20” still. Common “Lima” only maxes at around 12”
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Lima is 7-8 inches
If it is not a fair game then I don't want any casualties in future
 
Fish guy 7 said:
Then I would rather not buy it
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I commend your self control. I'm more careless. I like to experiment and learn for myself when the area is grey. I often can be found afterwards crying over a fish lost... yet to me, this is the name of the game.
 
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