Tiger datnoide and spotted gar are good pets, although you would have to re home your gar after a couple of years.
Lima shovelnose cat with red belly piranha???
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Tangledupincichlids in Cichlids have them in stock. I would personally talk to Jeff Rapps about them first.
Would I be able to get away with a pair of the cats and exodons?
My heart is set on this cat haha, and I am willing to completely trash ideas to be able to keep them safely and healthy it's that body shape and size I love.
My heart is set on this cat haha, and I am willing to completely trash ideas to be able to keep them safely and healthy it's that body shape and size I love.
The exodons or bucktoothed tetras, would only grow to 3-4" so would only be safe with a small lima shovelnose for maybe 6 months or so. And noting that the shovelnose will reach 18" and could even get to 24" then they would become a nightime snack for one or two shovelnose. Whilst apocalypse are quite slow swimmers, don't spook one in a 6, 8 or 10 ft tank. They are lightning fast and can do themselves proper damage at the end glass. That said, a decent sized tank with appropriate branches would look smart with two lima as they are also a shoaling cat.
Shovelnose not apocalypse - gosh I hate predictive text.
Shovelnose cruise around slowly, just gently wafting fins, but most shovelnose need care in the decor of a tank as they are lightning fast and don't spot the ends too well!
Shovelnose cruise around slowly, just gently wafting fins, but most shovelnose need care in the decor of a tank as they are lightning fast and don't spot the ends too well!
I see... how would a shoal of 5 or so Ctenolucius hujeta with a pair of lima and maybe a pair of oscar?
Side note: would a royal pleco and the cats be okay together? I know my plecos very well as they have been a major part of my hobby, I've had some mean royals before, and some brutal slime coat eating
Side note: would a royal pleco and the cats be okay together? I know my plecos very well as they have been a major part of my hobby, I've had some mean royals before, and some brutal slime coat eating
My Lima Shovelnose is in with a bunch of friends. He is about six inches long now. Tankmates are 2 Four line pims, 1 Pink tailed Chalceus, Flagtail Prochilodus, and an H. Carpintis.
Oscars would be fine, many plecs would be fine including L114, cactus plecs, royal plecs, etc, all can hold their own in a medium size catfish tank and all would look well. Lima shovelnose don't generally inhabit pipes and caves like many catfish as they prefer to "hang" parallel to branches etc. So don't compete for plec caves much.
As for the hujeta gar (as I know it) I can't give any advice as it is one fish i have had no experience of. Think you would just need to ensure the hujeta were always too big to be eaten. Seem a good choice though.
As for the hujeta gar (as I know it) I can't give any advice as it is one fish i have had no experience of. Think you would just need to ensure the hujeta were always too big to be eaten. Seem a good choice though.
Yep, exodons may bother the wimples from time to time, so have plenty of visiual barriers
Wimples do that in nature, but quickly stop in aquariums (provided you get a younger wimple)
