Due to change of tank stock. One 12" genuine (not a hybrid) Sorubim lima for sale, very nice catfish, in great condition/health.
Currently kept in tap water, hard & ph 7.8/8.0
Collection from Suffolk, IP14 5QU.

Asking £15.00 no offers. Would possibly swap for central American cichlids.

Mike_Noren wrote:

Viktor Jarikov wrote:Does this alleviate your animal-rights concerns?

I'm not opposed to hybrids for "animal rights concerns", but because the end result is that the pure species are lost to the hobby.

Agree 100% Mike.

Personally i have no time for hybrids of any species, no matter how good they look. The fact that they are hybrid is enough to put me off.

Thanks for the info anyway Bas, but mine lost it's whiskers because the Crenicichla bit em off.

Just an update for anyone interested:
The lima's whiskers are fully grown back now. Never ended up adding any treatments to the tank, just regular 30% weekly water changes.

I had actually been treating the tank for a week, with Myxazin, as the pikes had caught some kind of fungus, possibly from moving. The cat seemed unaffected, apart from shedding its mucus after a water change.
As soon as the pikes had recovered, they started attacking & nipping the cat. I actually ...

Hi all.
I recently had to move my shovelnose into another tank as the two small Crenicichla atabapo pikes all of a sudden starting trying to bite the lima. They had nipped off the ends of his whiskers & tail. I know they should grow back ok, but whats concerning me is the whiskers seem to be slowly ...

Cheers Viktor.
Sid that is really interesting info, thanks. Looking at the two images in the cat-e log, Pseudoplatystoma x Sorubimichthys seems the closest match, although as Sid said, without DNA i suppose we'll never know for sure.

Thanks Shane, Viktor.
I was thinking it looked a little like TSN, but as i'm not a fan of hybrids, wasn't too sure.

Looking through the cat-elog it looks like Pseudoplatystoma sp. hybrid(3) could be a very likely candidate. If so what are the species involved?

In my LFS they have a small 3" shovel nose. Although it looks a little like the Sorubim lima i have, there are a couple of quite pronounced differences. Firstly the tail on the small cat in the shop is very forked, it has a much broader, flatter snout & its markings are more spotted, rather than ...

Ha ha! Cheers Viktor, but should be ok. I'm currently planning a larger tank upgrade, just got to get rid of the smaller ones that are in the way first.

Thats fantastic, can't wait to see it filled up & occupied.
What are you keeping in it Sid?

Hi all.
Just an update & a couple of pics as promised.
Good news is the Lima's pectoral fin has now totally healed, so well pleased about that.
Here's a couple of pics, just to give you an idea of what my Lima looks like. Apologies for poor pics.

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/johnny_ev ...

Good luck with it mate, looking forward to seeing it all in place.

Wow! He's an interesting little guy, looks very active. Are these quite rare? I've not seen these before, although tbh something i'd probably just give a quick glance to & walk past if it were in my lfs.

Love the pics of the young Sorubim too.

@ firestorming. Thanks thats a good idea, if i decide to go for a glass tank. I'm currently awaiting info from an aquatics shop, that stock & sell impermax, liquid rubber. If i go for the plywood build, i will build it in the fishroom. Should just about have enough room.

Thanks Bas. How i would ...

Cheers Viktor, thats really interesting. I've been going through all the old posts regards Lima & had somehow missed that one, so thanks.

Thanks fellas.
I've done a lot of research regards the plywood tank builds & while its been really interesting & inspirational, its also left me a little confused. I'm wondering if its worth all work & the hassle, to eventually save what might be very little,in the end. Might do the same as Bas ...

Cheers Bas.
Got any trade names for the paints at all?

I'm cosidering building a 7x3x2 plywood tank, rather than buying a glass one. One, because i work in the building trade & can get nearly all the ply, timber & fixings very cheap , if not for free, & two, because it would be much lighter to move. All i'd have to buy would be the glass & some kind of ...

Cheers Viktor, i'll try & get some pics this week.
I've really quite taken to this fish, it seems to be quite interactive too. Actually approaches my hand when i'm cleaning the tank. Should be quite easy to get it to hand feed, once its settled in properly. Also, i've been in the fish house this ...

Thanks for the advice guys, much appreciated.

Anyone please?

I feed earth worms to most of my fish (cichlids & cats), great free live food. Only downside is your fish can become hooked on them if you feed them too often.

Hi all.
I hace recently purchased a shovel nose catfish, had it around a week now. It was brought into a lfs after outgrowing its tank. It is approx 12" long & is currently housed in a 5x2x2 with a Acanthodoras cataphractus catfish.
My first quaetion is, if i were to add a group of four Crenicichla ...

Anyone have these for sale or know anywhere that does? Want to add some to my Tanganyikan set up.

Thanks Birger, i'll see what i can do.

Birger wrote:A full body shot of an adult would be a good addition for the Cat-eLog so people can see what they grow into.
Would it be possible to submit one??

Birger

Sorry was that a request to myself? If so i'll see what i can do, not the best at taking pics.

Are these fairly rare in the hobby?

Thats great, thanks very much guys.