red tail /tiger shovel nose hybrid

[catfishlover106]

i would guess to say 40"+ i have heard of 36" I know my rtcxtsn hybrid is growing faster right now than my rtc.

Same here =] its way faster than my RTC

 

[HPIZZLE]

why do they grow up so fast!?!?!?!

 

[catfishlover106]

why do they grow up so fast!?!?!?!

Hybrid Vigor is what makes them grow fast...if you read the earlier posting you'll get you answer soon enough

 

[Boots]

fish looks cool

 

[Boots]

ponds are probably best

 

[dylhoy@gmail.com]

hi does any 1 know how 2 teach a rtc tsn hybrid 2 eat from a hand [mines very young 1.5inches]

 

[oscar n redtail cat]

the biggest tsn ive seen is 5ft and the is a spotted tsn that can get 7ft !

 

[basslover34]

hi does any 1 know how 2 teach a rtc tsn hybrid 2 eat from a hand [mines very young 1.5inches]

Way to go on bringing up the deadthread

Hand feeding is usually very easy with these guys... just get them eating your food of choice then start sticking your hand i the tank and drop it closer and closer and eventually they will coem and snag it from your hands... The RTC in them makes them less skiddish but the TSN side is still there so they seem to grab and run abit more... All my RTC's are so soft at hand feeding but the Hybrids are alittle more "forcefull" most will spin away while they take the food but a couple will act really cool and just hang out waiting for more.

I only have 1 TSN that I hand feed as they are all more attackers and I hate coming in from the garage soaked in -40 weather LOL

 

[oscar n redtail cat]

my big rtc did that soft take but just let me put food in his mouth lol (lazy)

 

[necrocanis]

My large hybrid (now 38") just engulfs anything I have in my hands when he's hungry. He'll take one shrimp at a time if that's all I give him, but will take a whole handfull sometimes. My rtc ate from my hand since day one. My tsn took a while, but it was much easier in a pond than in aquarium. Bass' advice is sound though.