Found these with additional commercial name "hooknose"
http://www.amazon-exotic-import.de/Gall ... oknose.htm
Do these fishes look like they supposed to be? I know that P.sturio has littlebit bended nose but these seem little too much or is is just the bad picture?I`ve seen some picture of Merodontotus tigrinus whose upper lip had by accident bended upward and it looked like these fishes.Hope these aren`t "artificially" made in South-America just for us who are seeking rarities.
Platystomatichtys sturio
Platystomatichtys sturio
Well i wish i was a catfish
swimmin in a oh, deep, blue sea (Muddy Waters, Catfish blues)
swimmin in a oh, deep, blue sea (Muddy Waters, Catfish blues)
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katfishguy
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no, the bent nose is not artificially made,, it is caused by the fish banging itself to the tank walls when it is first put in the tank from the wild,,,the fish is very nervous initially,,
I have one that is around 10" and it is not that nervous,,so I guess the initial shock they have when removed from the wild ,causes them to become very skittish,, but once they settle down they are not that nervous
I have one that is around 10" and it is not that nervous,,so I guess the initial shock they have when removed from the wild ,causes them to become very skittish,, but once they settle down they are not that nervous
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