I would pay big bucks for the one in those last two pics.
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I would pay big bucks for the one in those last two pics.
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This was labeled as lima x P. fasciatum, but not so sure it's even a hybrid. Looks like some sort of Pimelodis hybrid if anything. Maybe lima x pimelodus seeing the pattern matches up nicely with an adult lima.
Gorgeous isn't it? The top one was labeled as a TSN x blochii hybrid like the one I had, but looks pretty different. The other was just tsn x pimelodus. It looks amazing.
Finally new pics of a very gorgeous RTC x TSN baby and a RTC x Leiarius baby. 
probably gonna be the end of my hybrid pics for the day at least. Oh wait I have another!!!! lol brb.
probably gonna be the end of my hybrid pics for the day at least. Oh wait I have another!!!! lol brb.
This one is for the native fish keepers lol. This is a Female I. punctatus x male I. furcatus hybrid in laymen a channel catfish x blue catfish hybrid.
Some notes on this hybrid is that it grows at a rate 2x faster than the strain of channel catfish stock used, and a rate of 3x faster than the blue catfish stock used.
Grows to market size in less than a year. It is immune to most illness associated with both blue and channel catfish. It is in essence immune to about 80% of all aquatic illness, and is even more resistant to hypoxia.
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This was labeled as TSN x blochii but almost certain it is a very large tsn x marble.
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This was labeled as TSN x blochii but almost certain it is a very large tsn x marble.
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A few other TSN x marble hybrids. Again if I am using your pics on here just remember that it is for discussion and learning purposes only. The one in the net according to the website I got it from is actually a mix of P. corruscans x Leiarius marmoratus.
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A few other TSN x marble hybrids. Again if I am using your pics on here just remember that it is for discussion and learning purposes only. The one in the net according to the website I got it from is actually a mix of P. corruscans x Leiarius marmoratus.
Some notes on this hybrid is that it grows at a rate 2x faster than the strain of channel catfish stock used, and a rate of 3x faster than the blue catfish stock used.
Wow thats more Blue than you normally see in "Blue catfish" I wonder what the max size is.
They reach market size of 18-22" in just a year. That's rtc growth lol. Blue catfish actually grow very slow in comparison to channel catfish. Same with flatheads. They get larger but grow slower. they have raised some to over 3' in just two years. They bred a strain of channel catfish for exceptional growth and illness resistance, and the same with the strain of blue catfish over a 20 year period. Those strains were then slectively bred for 6 generations to bring out desired traits for harvesting. Then they made the hybrid that is in production now. The strain of channel catfish they produced is also the most common one used, and is likely what is in the hobby mostly also. Hence the fast growth. My channel hit 18" in the first year. It is hard to tell how big one could get. Definitely weight wise would be safe to say over 100 lbs in rare instances. Blue catfish have been caught over 120 lbs, and channels have been caught over 50 lbs. If you go between you could safely say it might get to 80 lbs. The high growth rate doesn't mean it will eventually be larger than either adult. It just means superior growth to market size which is all they are worried about.
