What is this?

[ChefBrian75]

Just curious if anyone knows what this guy is.

 

[fobrinkle]

TSN, tiger shovel nose. From south America and gets huge fast.

 

[festaedan]

Either that or an achara tsn hybrid. Looks pretty spotted for a tsn and it has almost no white wich are trates of an achara cat.

 

[ChefBrian75]

I don't think it's a tsn, real short face. And at that size it should be showing some stripes it seems. It's housed with a tsn and looks completely different.

 

[ChefBrian75]

Think you are probably right Dan.

 

[fobrinkle]

Its a TSN

 

[ChefBrian75]

Tsn it came in with, approximately the same size

 

[divemaster99]

There are many different species in the genus Pseudoplatystoma so there isn't just one type of TSN. It may also have a short head from being stunted prior to you getting it.

 

[ChefBrian75]

I didn't buy it , was just curious. Thanks for the input everyone.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

TSN x Leiarius likely marmoratus hybrid it is, like these ones

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=4430 (yours is young, these are older)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...72-Catfish-ID&highlight=tsn+marmoratus+hybrid

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...4171-TSNxLei-I-think-Could-it-be-P-corruscans

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?564179-leiarius-marmoratus-help