Lima Shovelnose Questions!

[BuffaloPolypteridae]

To people who have owned them or friends have owned them, are they as bad as the TSN or RTC appetite/eating things you dont think it can eat-wise?

I have a red hi fin wolf (hes good w/ my bichir) at about 6 3/4 inch

Ornate Bichir 7 inch

will be picking up a gold dust palmas monday, hes about 6 inches i believe? if any of the JA guys see this correct me if im wrong

There is a Lima trade in thats about 10 inches, would for sure be the biggest fish but i dont think my fish can fit in its mouth. I could be wrong, ive never owned any of the big predatory cats before so i want to know before i pick this guy up (30$!) what its capable of eating. Hes beautiful, ill take a pic next time, in god damned 25 gallon long. w/ a 8 inch oscar. ugh i hate that. the thing cant even turn around right. Its eating great though, and would be good in my setup for another few inches (will be upgrading around xmas/spring, already collecting materials muahaha) but wont pick it up if itlll eat my other fish.

Thoughts? thanks in advance! if i can give him a good home i want to get him out of there

 

[houie925]

I think the size difference is small enough to keep the lima from eating your other fish but take that with a grain of salt as I've never kept a lima. It's believed by many that the majority of limas in the hobby are actually sorubim elongatus rather than sorubim lima. Elongatus is a much smaller growing species, likely never reaching a foot.

 

[BuffaloPolypteridae]

hmm interesting ill have to compare pics, that would be perfect

 

[Ian21777]

Never trust a catfish!

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[thebiggerthebetter]

LSNs have relatively small mouths and while they are very predatory, like RTC and, actually, more like TSN, they can only swallow and hunt much smaller fish. I think your fish are safe with it.

hmm interesting ill have to compare pics, that would be perfect

Compare what? Elongatus and lima? It's far from easy to tell them part: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=30938&hilit=+elongatus They look almost identical except perhaps the position of the barbels with respect to the gular.