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(Other members of the genus Pseudoplatystoma)
ADULT SIZE: 50 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C
FOOD: Feed Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum live foods and small fish
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Surinam
AQUARIUM CARE: Tiger shovelnoses are a very large fish, and not really suitable for the home aquarium. They can reach a metre long in the wild, and eat anything that they can fit in their mouths. In public aquariums, they are well suited to an Amazon tank with larger species, red tailed catfish, arowana, and pacu.
BREEDING: Unknown
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Other members of the genus Pseudoplatystoma
Other catfish species
Tiger shovelnose catfish are simply too big for home aquariums
BREEDING: Unknown
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Sorry no records.
Feed a varied diet Flake food is an excellent nutritionally balanced food for tropical fish, but all species relish a varied diet. Where appropriate, try feeding commercially bought frozen livefoods, very small pieces of shellfish (mussel, prawn etc) or culture your own Daphnia, brine shrimp, or worms. See more about foods and feeding here
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