Let's play a game

[Earthgirl]

All I was told is that is a small shovelnose

 

[glolite]

Nice fish Looks a bit like the 'freshwater dolphin' on an earlier post here today

 

[Paul_MTS]

he's a baby tiger shovel nose which by alls means isn't small.

expect him to be over 1ft in 2 months and as you probable know will been a 10x4x3 tank min full grown.

I sold mine last week!!

 

[ecto1]

I don't think it's a freshwater dolphin. It could be a tiger shovelnose.

Whatever it is, I want one.

 

[Michael Roth]

It is most definitely a tiger shovelnose. a beautiful, graceful fish that grows just as big as his appetite. One of my favourite tankbusters.

 

[Nix]

Looks like a tiger to me.

 

[Earthgirl]

*sigh*

I sure wish it was anythng other than a tiger.
He went back today.
And the "kids" at the store kept telling me that it was a lima.
I said uhm, no it is definately a tiger.
They said "no, it is a lima, a tiger has a silver stripe on the side. And what are you worried about Ma'am, you have a 230 gallon tank"
Yeah I got a credit note.

AND WILL Never buy anything again unless I know the latin form! )
Still think it was kinda cute though

 

[Synirr]

My dream is to have a tank large enough to keep a tiger shovelnose in... they're such amazing fish

 

[Blue Lobster]

I fell into the same trap. They are beautiful fish.


Here is a picture of the one I had for a few weeks. I finally gave up with him after a night where 5 zebra dianos were eaten. Picture taken that morning.

 

[Paul_MTS]

thought i would join in.....

when my guy reached 12" he become an extremely powerful and sometimes nervy fish. with large chunks of wood and glass thats not a good mix. although in the coming weeks of his departure i think he realised he was going and ate 2 geophagus...pig!!

he even started to hand feed in those last weeks aswell, taking 4 lance fish at a time from my hand.

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

ok saying pauls pic i see the attraction there are indeed nice fish

 

[Earthgirl]

They are a lovely looking fish!

Though seeing Paul's make me glad mine went back