question about shovelnose catfish

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how many different species of a shovelnose catfish are there? my lfs has some 6inchers n i always wanted a catfish. i can't find any baby rtc's so i was thinkin maybe i could jus get a shovelnose. how big do they get. whats the average cost on them? im also asking because i wanna make sure its actually what it is because we all know how lfs's are at times. listing fish as different species at times. thanks guys.
 
ethnics;530634; said:
how many different species of a shovelnose catfish are there? my lfs has some 6inchers n i always wanted a catfish. i can't find any baby rtc's so i was thinkin maybe i could jus get a shovelnose. how big do they get. whats the average cost on them? im also asking because i wanna make sure its actually what it is because we all know how lfs's are at times. listing fish as different species at times. thanks guys.
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There is a Tiger Shovelnose (Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum) and a Lima Shovelnose (Sorubim lima). The TSNs get to over 3 feet long and the Lima gets to a little over a foot.

Here is a pic of two TSNs and one Lima (and another lima's head poking into the pic)

Brian

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In addition, there are juruense, planiceps and tigrinus shovelnose cats. Make sure you know what it is because some of these guys get huge.
 
Very Aggressive "Sit n Wait" Predators too.. They get very big, EVEN the Lima. They can swallow very large prey items, so be careful who you put in iwth him, unless you want a Expensive snack. But go for it, nothing beats a Tiger Shovel..:nilly:
 
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