Mother of Snails Cat

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Mother of Snails Cat

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:D Hello everybody. I have a Pseudodorus Niger, Dolphin or Mother of Snails Cat. He is about 4 months old now and is about 13" long. He is gonna get big. We have moved him into a 120 gal. tank. He seems very happy. We made a house for him, a pond basket, about 18" long. He stayed in it most of the time. He is very friendly. I give him pellets. What else can I get him. His name is Dudley. I'll post pictures. He is amazing. We have just got back into aquariums, have more pets, but this guy is awsome. Got him by accident. Can't find another. Having a little trouble keeping ammonia down. He is in with about 6 small gouramis and 3 gold corys - small. I have small rocks on bottom. Is that OK? What can I feed him that will go to the bottom? "Later" :)
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I have small rocks on bottom. Is that OK?
Yes.
What can I feed him that will go to the bottom?
You can try sinking pellets (like Tetra Tabimin or Hikari Carnivore Pellets), if you don't want to mess with live/frozen food (most of which will sink).

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They will learn to take food directly from your hand; I feed mine pieces of cockles, which it loves.
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Thanks all. Do I need to put sand in a part of the tank? How can I separate it? He is making my tank have a little ammonia. We use 2 filters, Fluval and one Eheim.
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dudleysmom wrote::D Hello everybody. I have a Pseudodorus Niger, Dolphin or Mother of Snails Cat. He is about 4 months old now and is about 13" long. He is gonna get big. We have moved him into a 120 gal. tank.
What size aquarium are you going to be able to move it into as it grows? This fish requires an absloute minimum of several hundred gallons once adult.
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Say that again!
Went to the LFS today, took my digicam and.....

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the wee little fish on the left is an adult Tiger Shovelnose!

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this monster was about the size and weight of a German Shepherd dog....
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Gees, thats one huge fish, How long is it?? How long is the shovle nose??HOw big is that dang tank?? Are those fish actualy for sale?? if so what are the prices like??
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The tank was HUGE, about 3 meters long, 1,2 meters wide and at least 1 meter depth or so.
That tiger was 1 meter sort of; the niger slightly longer than the tiger and a LOT fatter (=heavier).

They were NOT for sale; it's at ahuge LFS; they have another big tank with two adult Red Tails (phractocephalus), and two other showtanks as well. The biggest of them all is a 10.000 liter tank with Synodontis granulosus and a load of other Tanganyikan fishes. You need pressurized air to clean the windows....
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