RTC vs Tiger Shovelnose

[Rocco]

My LFS just got in a fish that was sent to them as a hybrid. The supplier lists it as a RTC, Shovelnose cross. The scientific name is given as Phractocephalus Hemiliopterus x Pseudoplatystoma Fasciatum. Does anyone know if this is possible? I will try to get a photo of it the next time I am there.

 

[pendog66]

you might feel that your feeding to the max.. but speaking from experiance even a Full RTC will actually throw up just so it can eat something else that it thinks it wants more...

i feed bruiser every couple days basically until he cant move, and the other fish i have then on heavy eating schedules so they can get big quick and not become a snack anytime soon

 

[Tunez]

My LFS just got in a fish that was sent to them as a hybrid. The supplier lists it as a RTC, Shovelnose cross. The scientific name is given as Phractocephalus Hemiliopterus x Pseudoplatystoma Fasciatum. Does anyone know if this is possible? I will try to get a photo of it the next time I am there.

sorry to take it off topic kinda, but to answer rocco's question. yea there is a red tail and tiger shovel nose hybrid, alot of ppl of the forums here just call it rtcxtsn. It's not a natural hybrid, it is created in a lab.

heres a picture of mine when i first got him

 

[Rocco]

Thank you for going of

 

[Rocco]

Sorry about the last post. Thank you for going off topic for me. Your fish looks just like the one we have at the LFS.

 

[kalley]

pendog66, how big is your tank?

 

[TLkmDN]

RTC RULESSS!!!

 

[klmt]

ya that is not a very big tank for the oscars, rtc, channel cat AND tsn. looks lke a 55.that is a problem obviously i know you know that but what are your future plans tankwise for all these monsters. and actually what is the size of that tank they are in now?

 

[pendog66]

they are in a 125 gallon and im having a 1000 gallon being made right now

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

I wouldnt risk it, ive had a 8" RTC with a 12" TSN and a 7" RTCXTSN and he bullied the hybrid and tiger thats why i prefer TSN's.