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islander671;604687; said:
Gulper Cat..if its in your budget...im not sure on the size but from what ive read, they get to about 24cm.. does that sound right?

Should add though, they can supposedly eat fish equal or close to their own size.
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24cm is under 10"...

For the 10-16" range it's hard to find a catfish..

m. irwini and giraffes both get over that, so does the pim and tig.
 
Yellow Bellied Bullhead !!! :)
 
ZOO YORK 207;606692; said:
Yeah there is really no catfish under 24"
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Are you sure about that LOL
 
I've got a lima, irwini and a Hemisorubim platyrhynchos altogether and i'd go for the platyrhynchos if i were you, gets about 12"
 
Is the pic above a juvinile tig ,
 
marvinbaker;609461; said:
I've got a lima, irwini and a Hemisorubim platyrhynchos altogether and i'd go for the platyrhynchos if i were you, gets about 12"
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I thought they would get about 20"
 
let us know the dimensions of your tank cos this is important, as the predatory pims have long barbels and would be very unhappy in tank with les than 30" width in my opinion.
they barbels waste away and it spooks them if they keep touching the tank sides.

lima shovelnoses are great but they are no good with aggressive fish as they dont suffer stress well.

girrafe nosed cats adult size ranges from 18" upto the biggest ive ever seen which was at least 3ft long. they really seem to vary in size.

Pimlodella blochi and pim clarias get around 10-12 inches, they would be ok, but probably be expensive as they are rarely on import lists.

How about a clarias cat they get 16" but are very territorial and probably wont share the tank bottom with other cats. Also will swallow small fish.


how about a shoal of pim. pictus they are great and get to around 6", very active and colourful.


meg. irwini gets quite big around 2ft
 
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