Shovel nose cats

[Daveeyj]

Just curious as to what the smallest species of catfish is that has a 'shovel nose' like tiger shovel nose, hemibagrus wyckii, tigrinus, Lima etc


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[necrocanis]

I don't know that I would consider wyckii a shovelnose catfish, but all the species of Sperata genus definitely. There are many different types of catfish with a shovel like nose. Some even consider the North American flathead a shovelnose style catfish. If so than a close relative the Stone catfish notorus flavus may be one of the smaller ones. Lima are probably about the smallest for the type you are looking for that are readily available. Sturio cats take this a step farther.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Could be Platysilurus mucosus, topping at 8" SL: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=1641

They are sometimes available. Knifegill has one. I used to own two - http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=30933&hilit=+platysilurus.

 

[necrocanis]

Could be Platysilurus mucosus, topping at 8" SL: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=1641

They are sometimes available. Knifegill has one. I used to own two - http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=30933&hilit=+platysilurus.

I forgot about that one. I have never seen one for sale myself. Would love to own one.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Appears that it can be confused with Platysilurus malarmo (or at least mine were confused with that) http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=567

Malarmo is a big brother topping at ~2.5'. Perhaps, it was a wishful thinking on my part that mine were malarmo.

 

[necrocanis]

Appears that it can be confused with Platysilurus malarmo (or at least mine were confused with that) http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=567

Malarmo is a big brother topping at ~2.5'. Perhaps, it was a wishful thinking on my part that mine were malarmo.

You know I have seen some labeled as malmarmo before but come to think of it I am pretty sure they were probably mucosus instead.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

It is possibly the Perruno syndrom

Anyway, back to the OP

Chrysichthys ornatus maxes out at 10" SL http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=520 Lovely fish. I have 3.

Smaller, pim-looking cats are in the "rarely-paid-attention-to" Heptapteridae family - browse through: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/family.php?family_id=30 including the horseface cat Goeldiella eques, ~1', http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=727, Rhamdia quelen, ~1', http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=872 , etc...

 

[Chub_by]

Goldellia eques is supposed to be hard to care for though, apparently it needs huge swimming space, strong current and isn't the easiest feeder. Don't know if this is true though.

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[necrocanis]

I've kept Goeldiella eques before. Live but just a month. Never ate for me. I would try to keep one again someday as it looked awesome. I was a newbie at the time and just wanted another catfish lol.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Goldellia eques is supposed to be hard to care for though, apparently it needs huge swimming space, strong current and isn't the easiest feeder. Don't know if this is true though.

Never had them but saw them and read about them. My impression is the opposite - hardy, unfussy, undemanding - which does not deny yours, only augments it, if neither of us recalls in error. Cliff's note supports your statement, I do notice.