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Tiger Shovelnose Catfish (Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum)
Reaches 3ft — 8ft+ tank required; pairs with arowana in monster builds. Will eat anything mouth-sized.
Specifications
- ecosystem
- freshwater
- min tank gallons
- 300
- adult size in
- 36
- temperature range f
- 73-79
- ph range
- 6.0-7.5
- gh range dgh
- 5-15
- care difficulty
- advanced
- aggression
- aggressive
- community compatible
- no
- schooling min count
- 1
- diet
- carnivore
- lifespan years
- 18-25
- tank zone
- bottom
Sources
- Aquarium Co-Op video / blog content · ingest 2026-05-06
- Practical Fishkeeping public articles · ingest 2026-05-06