Sturio getting bigger!

[Decker504]

Check out my sturio catfish. He pushing 8 inches now and I glad to see how far he has come since I first got him and my baby geos were picking on him. My neambis don't bother him at all these days and he has become quite a vigorous eater since I first got him. I'm goin to have to move him up to the big boy tank soon!

From DJ/MC Decker

 

[greenbud]

um forgive me but is that normal for his nose???

 

[Chub_by]

um forgive me but is that normal for his nose???

Yes it is. That is why it's called the sturio (sturgeon) catfish.

 

[Decker504]

Yes it is. That is why it's called the sturio (sturgeon) catfish.

Thanks Chub by! I have actually had people argue that point w/ me w/o any prior knowledge of this species. I really like his face!

From DJ/MC Decker

 

[fkabbage]

Thanks Chub by! I have actually had people argue that point w/ me w/o any prior knowledge of this species. I really like his face!

From DJ/MC Decker

A face only a mother could love, haha

 

[Chub_by]

I think it's spectacular and beautiful Where did you get it?

 

[Decker504]

I got it at a LFS called Rose Garden Center. He was half that size when I got him and my baby geos were chewing up his streamers and he was shy to eat. I moved him into a different tank and now he is thriving and eats like a monster!

From DJ/MC Decker

 

[Chub_by]

Very cool stuff! I'd love to have one, but no chance

 

[Decker504]

Saw some on American Cichlids list earlier today.

From DJ/MC Decker

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

The snout is usually only slightly bent upwards but a vast majority of these fish break theirs in aquaria: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=319

So, no, it is not a natural curve.

I have a question for you: what did you get him to start feeding on and what do you feed him now?

I've seen one only once at Shark Aquarium in NJ. 14". Bought for $180. It would not eat anything I offered it. I could not break him and lost him - broke my heart. Since he was in a community tank, I didn't offer anything live. Perhaps that could have saved him, but I was not willing to risk introducing a decease to my large community. Another reason to have a quarantine tank and quarantine new fish.