Zorrito Catfish (Information Please)

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There is a lovely looking shovelnose type catfish at my LFS which they have labelled as a "Zorrito Cat"... i want to buy this for my 150G, but being a shovelnose want to do a bit of research on him incase he grows to be like 4ft or something :D

My LFS has told me that it is a type of shovelnose, with very long feelers (longer than its body like a pictus cat almost), typical shovelnose mouth with a slightly upturned snout.... its silver with black spots (similar in colour to a pimelodius pictus in a way but bigger and quite slender).

I have searched google and scoured the net but cannot find any information on this catfish... can anyone help?
Ill try and get pics this weekend ;)
 
Tsn;3242045; said:
not sure if this is the same fish but ill let u look and see "Platystomatichthys sturio"

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=319
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Thank you!!!
That sure looks like him (silver with a black spot half way down)... also by the looks of it, its only grows 360mm (36cm) which should be plently for my 150G ;)
I tihink ill pick him up this weekend if he's not already gone
 
Twicksisted;3242077; said:
Thank you!!!
That sure looks like him (silver with a black spot half way down)... also by the looks of it, its only grows 360mm (36cm) which should be plently for my 150G ;)
I tihink ill pick him up this weekend if he's not already gone
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glad i can help :) . good luck with ur new fish :thumbsup:
 
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