hey man well i'm not really sure what kinda mine is it is brown on top and has i white line down the side of them but they have spots not like a tiger strips but spots. right now mine are bout 5 or 6 inches long i have in a 55 with a koi and oscar and some tiger barbs and a gar. don't worrier my tiger's and koi and gar are gettin trannsfered to a 75 in about 2 weeks. but i have heard that one type of shovel noses u can keep three in a 55 but i don't no if it is true or not. let me no if u no anything on them thanks.