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Offline GrizzlysDad

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Predatory Catfish
« on: August 23, 2011, 11:45:05 PM »
Here are some of the catfish I used to keep.

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum


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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2011, 11:47:25 PM »
Merodontotus (Brachyplatystoma) tigrinis



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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2011, 11:52:18 PM »
Baby Tigrinis before they develop the characteristic striping (2-3")



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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2011, 11:55:01 PM »
Baby Tigrinis just after developing stripes


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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2011, 11:58:30 PM »
Baby Sorubim planiceps


Planiceps after only a little over a month...they grow FAST


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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2011, 12:00:54 AM »
"Hammerhead" Cat

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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2011, 12:05:05 AM »
Brachyplatystoma flavicans
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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2011, 12:06:48 AM »
Regular old Tiger Shovelnose cats....somewhere between 24" and 30" at the time  :o
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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2011, 12:56:14 AM »
Nice cats- I'm really liking the Tigrinis
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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2011, 12:25:03 PM »
Yeah, Tigrinis will always be a winner...that's why they are so expensive  ;D
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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2011, 10:58:53 PM »
Sure are nice, What size tanks are they in to get that size?
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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #11 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.
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Re: Predatory Catfish
« Reply #12 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
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