I recently seen on another forum that tiger shovelnoses' are somewhat intolerant of salt. However I add salt each time I do a water change. Is this correct?

Just wondering ,does anyone recommend putting a small group of medium-large clown loaches with a small 4-6" tiger shovelnose. Currently I have 2 small royal clown knives and no problem. Let me know.

Most of these replys are somewhat comical. I have had tiger shovelnoses for years with no ill effects. I agree that these fish do grow large but so do red tail cats, pangasius cats and I am not aware of too many people housing a minimum of 1000 gallon tank in their homes to care for these monsters ...

I plan on maintaining this fish in my 110 gallon tank.

I have also noticed another peculiar activity that I am unsure whether it is normal with this Tiger Shovelnose. He will occasionally swim straight up parallel to the side glass for approx. 1/2 hour and then back to the bottom. Is this normal?

I recently purchased a 4" tiger shovelnose and presently he is the only fish in a 110 gallon tank. I lost an adult jardini arrowana a few weeks back, so I am just restocking the tank with juvenile agressive fish. I had a large tiger shovelnose that was approx. 20" long and he was very active, but ...

Has anyone ever used the Rena Filstar cannister filters. I have been told by several people that work at large aquarium retailers like Big Al's that they are excellent filters comparable with eheim but cheaper. I am looking for a new filter for my 110 gallon and I would prefer a filter that is ...