shovelnose

[Ed bailey]

to who ever,is a tiger shovel nose cat a rare one

 

[M|L]

which species are you talking about?

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Hemisorubim platyrhynchos

Sorubim lima

 

[monique2212]

I'm not sure. The only one I was able to find I quickly bought and have not seen any since.

 

[guppy]

Mil, check her personal gallery. I don't know my cats but she has 2 nice ones.

 

[M|L]

The shovelnose cats monique2212 have are fairly commonly found in the trade. They are both mass bred in Asia.

 

[rweedon]

it is not that the tiger shovelnose is rare for the most part they are available to yout local pet store but many pet stores are hesitant to order such a fish with good reason with it getting so large it would be next to impossible for them to sell it to a good tank yes most of us do have large tanks but most people in the trade stick smaller with 75's and 55's...

 

[joel]

The tiger shovelnose is not really rare. Not many fish stores cary them because they get so large so fast. I have had my shovelnose for about 6 months and he is a foot long, and growing fast. my 75 gallon won't hold him much longer. I've worked in a fish store for over a year and i've never had one come through my store. But they are out there. Usually have to be ordered.