Slender man

[Zeke]

I kept one in the mid 1990's . It was a voracious feeder, and grew terribly fast. Much bigger mouth than TSN. VERY AWESOME CATFISH. Lost mine when the power went out in a freak mid-March snowstorm with a LOT of other very rare fish. Some including the planiceps, I haven't seen available since then. Dang!!!

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

First he ate a 4-5" ornate while he was 14. Then he ate the 3" paroons and giany gourami at around 16".

I always thought those fishes (save for yhe ornate) were too fat to be eaten. Guess i underestimated it.

Thanks, Bob. That does not sound surprising to me. A TSN of the same size 14"-16" would have gulped these prey down like a small snack. Firewood would too.

 

[bobVillanueva]

Thanks, Bob. That does not sound surprising to me. A TSN of the same size 14"-16" would have gulped these prey down like a small snack. Firewood would too.

Yeah it was my bad not realizing that. I figuered for the gg and paroons that since he was so flat he wouldn't be able to eat em:/




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[thebiggerthebetter]

TSN's mouth is "deceivingly flat" literally. Pseudo-platy-stoma = Fake-flat-mouth. Call it collapsible. Means stealth, low profile head-on but can open much, much larger than what may appear. Sorubim and Sorubimichthys are similar.

 

[bobVillanueva]

TSN's mouth is "deceivingly flat" literally. Pseudo-platy-stoma = Fake-flat-mouth. Call it collapsible. Means stealth, low profile head-on but can open much, much larger than what may appear. Sorubim and Sorubimichthys are similar.

And it just goes to show how awesome these fishes are deceiving even those not their prey




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