View Full Version : Shovelnose Catfish
Anybody here have one, or ever have one? I just recently bought one about two weeks ago. He's still a little shy but a ver cool fish to have.
shyguyjon
06-18-2003, 3:52 PM
wat kinda shovelnose
there is several kinds and all of them are sort of different.....
soribum lima ( lima shovelnose ) maybe?
http://planetcatfish.com/ilibrary/pimelodi/sorubim/98_f.htm
there is also a tiger and at least one other kind........
tnlguinn
06-26-2003, 9:37 PM
there are several types of shovelnose catfish. there are B. Jurunese, b. flavicans, brachyplatystoma filamentosum, etc......
http://planetcatfish.com/core/index.htm
http://www.scotcat.com/home.htm
look on these sites, under pimolidea(spelling) family. have fun. BTW, the soribum lima is the smallest of the shovelnose cats maxing out at 18".
sorubimlima
09-06-2005, 6:49 PM
hi there you say that the lima you have had for two weeks and has been shy the most likely reason is there is too much light in the tank and a really cheap soloution would be too put some frre floating anacharis on top where the lights shine the brightest.
ChileRelleno
09-08-2005, 1:33 AM
WARNING!
All but one species of Shovelnose cats will need a very very large tank or a pond when mature adults. These fish get huge and are known tankbusters, they have a bad habit of panicking and madly dashing/thrashing about if thier barbels don't have freeplay or get caught on something. The smallest is the Spotted Shovelnose coming in at a average 18" inches, the others range from two feet (2') to five feet (5').
Shovelnose cats, Redtailed cats and many other cats-n-Plecs along with Pacus (and others) should not be available for sale to just anyone. Not without proof of being able to house, feed and care for these fish as adults with the intention of keeping them for their lifespan.
ChileRelleno
09-08-2005, 1:49 AM
BTW, the soribum lima is the smallest of the shovelnose cats maxing out at 18".
Actually the Lima which is often commonly called simply 'Shovelnose cat' gets to twentyfour inches (24"). The smallest at a average eighteen inches (18")is the Spotted Shovelnose.*
*But then again we may be consulting different profiles and we know how much various profiles can differ.
Debra Mark
09-08-2005, 4:11 PM
Our Tiger Shovelnose was about 39" and would eat anything he could fit in his mouth....even after feeding, he would actively hunt other fish...they are a true predator
After about 6 months of searching, we were finally able to find a home for him with a public aquarium.
Aside from the fact that these fish grow awfully big, you will be very limited on what else you can have in your tank....my advice would be to take the shovelnose back and opt for a different type of catfish...
telecubby
10-03-2005, 12:35 PM
I had one & well to put it lightly a small one can eat 100 feeders per night
SHOVELNOSE CAT , long whiskers
Tuxguy
10-26-2005, 7:59 PM
I have a tiger and a lima. Tha lima is much more calm. My tiger just ate my new bala shark. I have been going through 8 dozen feeders a week, but I have an arawona and clown knife too.
telecubby
10-27-2005, 1:38 PM
lmao I know how it is I mean sure 1 of the coolest fish ive ever had in a tank but can you aford to feed it . here some good advice > get two red wiggler indoor worm farms & they will pay off in no time.Correct me if i'm wrong but worms maybe more nutritional than feeder fish.The reason mine was eating so much & by small I mean 16 inches was because I was feeding it guppys & pinkys instead of goldfish. Something about a bunch of shiney goldfish scales settleing to the bottom bugs me.