Tiger Shovelnose Cat
The Tiger Shovelnose Cat, which is also known as the Tiger Catfish, is from the rivers and tributaries of South America. It is a large catfish that can attain a length of over 3 feet in captivity.
The Tiger Shovelnose lives in large rivers and the deeper sections of smaller rivers. In the aquarium, it is recommended to feed this monster twice a week on a diet of trout, sprats, prawns, and similar foods.
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish - Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) ...
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish [Pictures]
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
SYN: Platystoma fasciatum, P. punctifer, Pseudoplatystoma punctifer
PD: This catfish has an elongated body and a long snout. Its mouth is large and looks like a duck-bill.
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish (Phseudoplatystoma fasciatum)
These catfish and related species are terrible choices for community tanks, and maybe any tank at all.
...and for the tiger shovelnose catfish (Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum).
Some jewel tanks were imaginatively presented.
Brightly coloured discus (with an unusual coral background), and parrot cichlids, are very popular with Chinese fishkeepers...
Before I bought the pleco I had a tiger shovelnose catfish and in one night they destroyed him. They bit his fins, his whiskers and actually took half his face including an eye.
Red Tailed Catfish x Tiger Shovelnose Catfish - will grow larger than both parents so expect a fish around 4 ft long! Not for beginners or those without large indoor tropical ponds over 3785.4 Litres (1000 US G.).
(Tiger shovelnose, Lima shovelnose); Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus; Pic 4 shows one - out of two - living in Junior's tank. Look at its size!), Pacu (Colossoma sp.
They also frequently have very large Plecos, Kissing Gouramis, Pacus, Red Tail and Tiger Shovelnose Cats, as well as many Arowannas (some as large as 3'), Goldfish, and Koi.
He is surprisingly good natured for his size - he shares his home with a 90 cm Tiger Shovelnose Cat, a 60 cm Black Arowana, a 60 cm Irridescent Shark, a full grown Tilapia, 4 full grown Tin Foil Barbs, 4 Plecostomus, ...
This species is by far the most popular representative of the Pseudoplatysoma genus in the aquarium hobby, where it is most often sold under the name tiger shovelnose or tiger shovelnose catfish.
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They had gotten along with the other fish in my 29 gallon tank. In the tank there is a red tail catfish,marble sailfin catfish, tiger shovelnose, tiger oscar, and red belly pacu. Better luck next time. I now moved them to a 350 gallon tank.
 See also: Fish, Catfish, Species, Shovelnose Catfish, Tiger Shovelnose Catfish
  
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