Do you think an arrowana (of the same size) would be a suitable tank mate for a Tiger Shovel Nose Catfish ?
Tank mate for a Tiger Shovel Nose Catfish
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Hmmm. I know nothing about arowanas, but I have a shovelnose, and he shares the tank with a pleco and a good sized synodontis eupterus. What do you feed your SN?
judy
judy
H8Parrotfish 13
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In their natural habitat they share territory with The Red Tail Catfish and Dorado. If that helps.
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Dude! An Arrowana would be great for the fish. Perhaps another Arrowana would be good for the display. But a Pirarucu would be "FREAKING" better. How big is the tank.
The tank is 200 litres (50 gallons). The SN is about 20 cm. I'll probably have to move him in about 12 months.
How big does a TSN get?
Aren't they rather slender? And an RTC is a big fat body that will eat anything in its path? Although at one time, I owned both fish (RIP Sparky, the RTC, 3.5#, 21" long) I never would have considered putting the shovelnose with her. I don't even trust my marbled pim anymore. There's a link for that - let me go find it.
Found it - complete with picture
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=8479
He now has his own tank, and his former mates are QUITE happy!
Aren't they rather slender? And an RTC is a big fat body that will eat anything in its path? Although at one time, I owned both fish (RIP Sparky, the RTC, 3.5#, 21" long) I never would have considered putting the shovelnose with her. I don't even trust my marbled pim anymore. There's a link for that - let me go find it.
Found it - complete with picture
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=8479
He now has his own tank, and his former mates are QUITE happy!
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The largest TSN that I have seen in a private aquarium was over 36". It was housed in a 8' X 4' X 4' tank (by itself).
The one I have is a Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum.
But yeah, I think a RTC would probably be meaner. Not sure if I would risk putting them in the same tank though. Even if the tank is a big one.
When you had yours, what was your tank size ?
The one I have is a Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum.
But yeah, I think a RTC would probably be meaner. Not sure if I would risk putting them in the same tank though. Even if the tank is a big one.
When you had yours, what was your tank size ?
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At the John C. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago they have in a the "Fishes of the World" tank the largest one easily over 1000+ gallons 3 Pirarucu's,4 Green/Black???Pacus (Huge! there Width are very impressive), like 4 RTC's, and two TSN over 3 feet. Plus large Plecos, Geos, and Doradids.