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Pics and Video => Fish pics => Topic started by: GrizzlysDad on August 23, 2011, 11:45:05 PM

Title: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 23, 2011, 11:45:05 PM

Here are some of the catfish I used to keep.

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/Bfilamentosum.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/Bfilamentosum1.jpg)

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 23, 2011, 11:47:25 PM

Merodontotus (Brachyplatystoma) tigrinis
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/FatTig2.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/10inchTig.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/FatTig.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/NewTig.jpg)

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 23, 2011, 11:52:18 PM

Baby Tigrinis before they develop the characteristic striping (2-3")
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/Tig.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/Tig-1.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/Tigs-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 23, 2011, 11:55:01 PM

Baby Tigrinis just after developing stripes
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/SripeTig.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/NiceTigStripe.jpg)

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 23, 2011, 11:58:30 PM

Baby Sorubim planiceps
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/planiceps2.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/planiceps3.jpg)
Planiceps after only a little over a month...they grow FAST
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/planiceps1.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/PlanicepsCat.jpg)

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 12:00:54 AM

"Hammerhead" Cat
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/Hammers1.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/Hammers2.jpg)

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 12:05:05 AM

Brachyplatystoma flavicans
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/flavicans2-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 12:06:48 AM

Regular old Tiger Shovelnose cats....somewhere between 24" and 30" at the time  :o
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/2xTSN.jpg)

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: Regalblue on August 24, 2011, 12:56:14 AM

Nice cats- I'm really liking the Tigrinis

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 12:25:03 PM

Yeah, Tigrinis will always be a winner...that's why they are so expensive  ;D

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: Frenchie on August 24, 2011, 10:58:53 PM

Sure are nice, What size tanks are they in to get that size?

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 25, 2011, 06:12:12 PM

Quote from: Frenchie on August 24, 2011, 10:58:53 PM

Sure are nice, What size tanks are they in to get that size?

I assume you mean the large Tiger Shovelnose cats? The pic was taken when they were in a 120g but they desperately needed more space so they went to a friends indoor pond.

Title: Re: Predatory Catfish
Post by: Regalblue on August 27, 2011, 10:13:55 AM

Quote from: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 12:25:03 PM

Yeah, Tigrinis will always be a winner...that's why they are so expensive  ;D

most defiantly