New Cats, Platty RTC, Dorado, Jag Hybrid

[Scottymac22]

Little guy is starting to grow nicely
Little Jag shovelnose Hybrid
Healthy new B. rousseauxii

 

[kno4te]

Nice update.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

The hybrid is a TSN (mother, likely Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum) x Marbled Pim catfish (father, Leiarius marmoratus aka achara catfish).

 

[Scottymac22]

The hybrid is a TSN (mother, likely Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum) x Marbled Pim catfish (father, Leiarius marmoratus aka achara catfish).

Supposedly supposed to be Liosomodoras oncinus x Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum but very very little info on them. 1st time I've seen them in the hobby or on any price lists...

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Supposedly supposed to be Liosomodoras oncinus x Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum but very very little info on them. 1st time I've seen them in the hobby or on any price lists...

TSNxLei hybrids are quite well known and have been made for more than a decade in SA for food: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/posts/6726748 The hybrid you speak of is not known and would be hard to imagine a motivation for anyone to try it. These hybrids are made as a result of exploring the fish farming for human food. They don't utilize small fish like the jaguar catfish.

 

[Scottymac22]

TSNxLei hybrids are quite well known and have been made for more than a decade in SA for food: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/posts/6726748 The hybrid you speak of is not known and would be hard to imagine a motivation for anyone to try it. These hybrids are made as a result of exploring the fish farming for human food. They don't utilize small fish like the jaguar catfish.

You may very well be correct, just stating what was claimed as the species hybrid. The "common name" is listed as a "jaguar shovel nose" but as we all know common names mean nothing lol

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

... but as we all know common names mean nothing lol

Haha, right, especially with respect to hybrids. You can call it a table. Or a doornail.

 

[Scottymac22]

Haha, right, especially with respect to hybrids. You can call it a table. Or a doornail.

Lol ya like people calling RTC x TSN hybrids "leopards" lol

 

[Lexitron]

Little guy is starting to grow nicelyView attachment 1366185
Little Jag shovelnose HybridView attachment 1366188
Healthy new B. rousseauxiiView attachment 1366186

I won't pretend I know nearly as much as these cat enthusiasts, but I will say that is a gorgeous fish! I love the iridescence of the scales of the B. rouseauxii

 

[Scottymac22]

I won't pretend I know nearly as much as these cat enthusiasts, but I will say that is a gorgeous fish! I love the iridescence of the scales of the B. rouseauxii

Thanks man! Ya can't wait till he shines up a little more. He's in a 55g QT by himself right now, had a long trip from Asia lol