Lima shovelnose catfish

[Miks786]

Hey guys any Lima shovelnose catfish keepers here?

Would love to know the estimated growth rate on them? And would they be safe with a RTC of similar size?

 

[kno4te]

Can go an inch per month till about 8-10 and then slows down. After the first year it’s really slow.

Wouldn’t keep with rtc even the same size. Lima’s are slender and i think still able to get swallowed. Plus the rtc will grow faster than the Lima and before u know it. It’s gone!

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Can go an inch per month till about 8-10 and then slows down. After the first year it’s really slow.

Wouldn’t keep with rtc even the same size. Lima’s are slender and i think still able to get swallowed. Plus the rtc will grow faster than the Lima and before u know it. It’s gone!

Agreed

 

[Miks786]

Thanks bud...They have been recently coming into the country and looking interesting but wasn’t to sure...Guess I can’t get one since I have gulpers in my other tank

 

[Jexnell]

I was wondering if I could get one as well. The Wet Spot has a couple different sized ones, if it would get along with my p. Ornatus.


I was apprhensive due to it being a long slender fish, and Toni thinking it's food.

 

[Miks786]

Fish keeping is such a gamble

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Fish keeping is such a gamble

Even if you do everything right, something can still go wrong.

 

[Cosmic_surfer]

I miss my Lima... he had gotten to a decent size of 8-9 inches... went down one morning and the 15” ornate bichir had it in its mouth tail first, and only the head was showing. Needless to say I lost the Lima. If I ever do them again they will be in a tank all their own with maybe a black ghost knife... I miss the bgk too...

 

[Miks786]

I miss my Lima... he had gotten to a decent size of 8-9 inches... went down one morning and the 15” ornate bichir had it in its mouth tail first, and only the head was showing. Needless to say I lost the Lima. If I ever do them again they will be in a tank all their own with maybe a black ghost knife... I miss the bgk too...

Damn sorry to hear about that mate...I would really like one but that space is not on my side

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Agree with the advice above.

I was wondering if I could get one as well. The Wet Spot has a couple different sized ones, if it would get along with my p. Ornatus.


I was apprhensive due to it being a long slender fish, and Toni thinking it's food.

Depends on size disparity but when both are large juvies or sub adults or adults, I think they can be combined safely.

Fish keeping is such a gamble

Just a touch more so than life in general. We start gambling the moment we get out of bed.