Baby M.tigrinis!!!

TREASURECHEST · 04-19-2007, 11:02 PM

Woo-Hoo!!!! I just got a box of baby Merodontotus tigrinus in today! They are just too cool!!!!!!
I'll try to get pics of the little squirts later.

**Osiris** · 04-20-2007, 06:55 AM

sounds like a livebearer eh? :P what is this species again?

**TheOldSalt** · 04-20-2007, 10:36 AM

This is no livebearer. This is a catfish, and a BIG one. I do mean BIG. They are very pretty, though. Imagine a 4 ft long cross between a Zebra pleco and a shovelnose. Horrendously expensive and hard to get. Congrats to Treasurechest on finding this true treasure!

Gump · 04-20-2007, 12:10 PM

Very nice catfish, I wouldnt say hard to get at all but very expensive.

flamingo · 04-20-2007, 02:19 PM

Seen them everywhere but couldn't afford one myself

.

We need pics! I've only seen the "fake one" in person, but not a true one. Still was priced at about 75 dollars though lol.

**Scuba Kid** · 04-20-2007, 08:00 PM

Aww these catfish are gorgeous. I've always loved tigs.

Pics please!

TREASURECHEST · 04-20-2007, 11:29 PM

The little squirts don't look like much yet. Just bluish-gray upper body with whitish undersides. They don't develop the stripes until they grow some more.
They do already have nice tail streamers though!

I just took these pics yesterday. The cats have grown 1/4" in a week! If you look close, you can see they are just starting to show some striping.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...UATICS/Tig.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...ICS/Tigs-1.jpg

TREASURECHEST · 04-24-2007, 11:32 AM

pics posted

Corydora_FREAK · 04-24-2007, 12:06 PM

very cool! those catfish seem really cool! I still got to stick with corys

They are great though!

StarLab · 04-24-2007, 12:06 PM

Yes. A nice find indeed!

Currently, we have a False Tigrinus (Brachyplatystoma juruense) in our store ATM at $44.99CAD. He's about 6" long...

However the True Tigrinus, if I were to order one, would retail at about $1300.00CAD. I've been told this fish (supplier only has one) is 1.5' in length. I've seen a picture (I would share but photo is copyrighted) and it is one hell of a beautiful catfish!

Well worth the high price tag IMO.

Enjoy your new "children"

flamingo · 04-24-2007, 12:26 PM

Very nice!

Yes, the price does go up a heck of a lot as they get bigger. I've seen it go from 170 dollars for a few incher, to 700 for a 8 incher.

TREASURECHEST · 04-24-2007, 04:02 PM

I received 10 of these little beauties! None of them are for sale right now, but I am keeping two and a very good friend of mine has reserved two....that will leave six available once they grow alot more. I am thinking of selling a few at the 6-8" range, and a few at the 10"+ range.

TREASURECHEST · 05-05-2007, 08:20 PM

Here's some updated pics with the fish showing alot of striping now. They have grown 30-50% in the short time I've had them.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...S/SripeTig.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...eTigStripe.jpg

**Scuba Kid** · 05-05-2007, 08:34 PM

awww, they're gorgeous, treasurechest! I love those little tigs!

osiris214 · 07-28-2007, 05:07 AM

nice

MaelStrom · 07-31-2007, 09:08 AM

Wow they look great! Can we get some new pics? They sound like they are growing like weeds.

TREASURECHEST · 08-08-2007, 12:50 AM

Fat porkers aren't they?
The top one is my favorite...look how it's tail streamer does a curly-cue.

fishbguy · 08-08-2007, 05:18 AM

fat porkers for sure. they look awsome. how many do you have left and how big are they now?

TREASURECHEST · 08-08-2007, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishbguy

fat porkers for sure. they look awsome. how many do you have left and how big are they now?

5 left available. They are 7"+ now without the streamers.

gemjunkie · 10-27-2007, 01:50 AM

Ok, if you still have any got updated pics? They must be ginormous by now!

04-19-2007, 11:02 PM	#1
TREASURECHEST Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E.Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 178	Baby M.tigrinus!!! Woo-Hoo!!!! I just got a box of baby Merodontotus tigrinus in today! They are just too cool!!!!!! I'll try to get pics of the little squirts later. Last edited by TREASURECHEST; 04-24-2007 at 09:49 AM.

04-20-2007, 06:55 AM	#2
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,714	sounds like a livebearer eh? :P what is this species again? __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

04-20-2007, 02:19 PM	#5
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	Seen them everywhere but couldn't afford one myself . We need pics! I've only seen the "fake one" in person, but not a true one. Still was priced at about 75 dollars though lol. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

04-20-2007, 08:00 PM	#6
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	Aww these catfish are gorgeous. I've always loved tigs. Pics please! __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

04-20-2007, 11:29 PM	#7
TREASURECHEST Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E.Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 178	The little squirts don't look like much yet. Just bluish-gray upper body with whitish undersides. They don't develop the stripes until they grow some more. They do already have nice tail streamers though! I just took these pics yesterday. The cats have grown 1/4" in a week! If you look close, you can see they are just starting to show some striping. http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...UATICS/Tig.jpg http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...ICS/Tigs-1.jpg Last edited by TREASURECHEST; 04-24-2007 at 09:52 AM.

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04-20-2007, 10:36 AM	#3
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,354	This is no livebearer. This is a catfish, and a BIG one. I do mean BIG. They are very pretty, though. Imagine a 4 ft long cross between a Zebra pleco and a shovelnose. Horrendously expensive and hard to get. Congrats to Treasurechest on finding this true treasure!

04-20-2007, 12:10 PM	#4
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 452	Very nice catfish, I wouldnt say hard to get at all but very expensive.

04-24-2007, 11:32 AM	#8
TREASURECHEST Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E.Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 178	pics posted

04-24-2007, 12:06 PM	#9
Corydora_FREAK FIENDING FOR CORYDORAS! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Middle of Nowhere, New Mexico Age: 20 Posts: 267	very cool! those catfish seem really cool! I still got to stick with corys They are great though! __________________

04-24-2007, 12:06 PM	#10
StarLab Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 81	Yes. A nice find indeed! Currently, we have a False Tigrinus (Brachyplatystoma juruense) in our store ATM at $44.99CAD. He's about 6" long... However the True Tigrinus, if I were to order one, would retail at about $1300.00CAD. I've been told this fish (supplier only has one) is 1.5' in length. I've seen a picture (I would share but photo is copyrighted) and it is one hell of a beautiful catfish! Well worth the high price tag IMO. Enjoy your new "children"

04-24-2007, 12:26 PM	#11
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	Very nice! Yes, the price does go up a heck of a lot as they get bigger. I've seen it go from 170 dollars for a few incher, to 700 for a 8 incher. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

04-24-2007, 04:02 PM	#12
TREASURECHEST Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E.Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 178	I received 10 of these little beauties! None of them are for sale right now, but I am keeping two and a very good friend of mine has reserved two....that will leave six available once they grow alot more. I am thinking of selling a few at the 6-8" range, and a few at the 10"+ range.

05-05-2007, 08:20 PM	#13
TREASURECHEST Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E.Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 178	Here's some updated pics with the fish showing alot of striping now. They have grown 30-50% in the short time I've had them. http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...S/SripeTig.jpg http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...eTigStripe.jpg

05-05-2007, 08:34 PM	#14
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	awww, they're gorgeous, treasurechest! I love those little tigs! __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

07-28-2007, 05:07 AM	#15
osiris214 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 15 Posts: 44	nice

07-31-2007, 09:08 AM	#16
MaelStrom Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 345	Wow they look great! Can we get some new pics? They sound like they are growing like weeds.

08-08-2007, 12:50 AM	#17
TREASURECHEST Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E.Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 178	GROWING FAST!!! New Tigrinus pics Fat porkers aren't they? The top one is my favorite...look how it's tail streamer does a curly-cue.

08-08-2007, 05:18 AM	#18
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,888	fat porkers for sure. they look awsome. how many do you have left and how big are they now? __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

10-27-2007, 01:50 AM	#20
gemjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 141	Ok, if you still have any got updated pics? They must be ginormous by now! __________________ ~gem~ The Crazy Fish Chick in Spokane WA http://www.hua.org/movie.html

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