Tigrinus Catfish - Merodontotus tigrinus

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  1. Cesar

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    thought I would share some pics of my new addition.... had him 5 days now and all going well. after a lot of trying I finally got him to eat last night.
    ps excuse the yellow tanned water thanks to the drift wood

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    beautiful,love big catfish
     
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    @Cesar,
    very nice.
    Is it going into the new tank with the rays?
     
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    wow
    nice, your fish collection is dream
    how big is he and is it wild caught or captive
     
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    @oscar freak...... thanks, always like big cats too just cant justify the size the red tail and shovel nose get to, to keep in an aquarium. as for the tig they get to about 60cm....
    @Reedfish.... I have not decide yet, have two large tanks so between the two he will have a big enough home.
    @top dog ..... thanks.... he is about 15cm now and im not 100% sure as to being wild or captive...
     
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    They are highly predatory, so if you do keep them together, you will have to keep a close eye.
     
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    @ Reedfish, I have seen that they are and that's why I started second guessing myself. will most probably go into the other tank...
     
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    some new pics of him too..
    I have to say if I look at the pics of when he was small he has changed in patterns a lot....

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    man you are killing me today
    love all your fish
    all look so healthy and look like they have really growen
     
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    lol sorry for the overload of pics...
    thanks so much for the kind words...
    they all have grown a lot, this guy has really turned into a glutten. no matter what you offer he eats... have had to target feed for a wile but in the last 2 months he comes to fetch food ....
     
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    @Cesar,

    He sure has grown. YOur fish are amazing
    Agree with @top dog :thumbup:
     
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    that he has... when you see them every day you tend to forget how small they were when you got them...
    thanks again
     
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