Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

I have added a really nice catfish to the tank: Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
It looks like a Tiger Shovel Nose (TSN) or Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum, but stays a lot smaller.

A mature TSN will grow up to a meter in length and is a true predator. He'll decimate your cichlid population if he gets the chance. I love the look of this fish, but was not going to risk my entire setup. So.... when I came accross the Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, it was a quick and easy decision.

According to PlanetCatfish it can grow up to 50 cm in lenght (19,7 inch). Currently he/she is around 14cm/5,5 inch. Since most of my fish are bigger then 25cm it should be no problem to keep them together.

According to PlanetCatfish they also require a strong current and good oxygenation. I trust the Red Dragon (12000 lh / 3170 gh) and the Eheim circulation pump (5500 lh / 1452 g/h) to be sufficient. If not, I can still squeeze the 4 outflows on the Red Dragon pump (smaller diameter means higher pressure), thereby increasing the current.

Have a look at some great images (I cannot use them directly in this blog due to copyright restrictions) and a good description:

Image of full grown adult

Description and more images of the Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

I currently feed him/her fresh/frozen fish and shrimps, and I really hope it will be able to stand the heat in this tank with strong, big fish.

I will post videos & pictures soon (if possible ;-) !

Cheers

Tom

fantastic 15.000 liter tank setup

This is by far the most professional setup description I have come accross on the web.
These guys are super professionals. I don't know if they are still active though...

How to setup a 15.000 liter aquarium

3600 liters / 951 gallons aquarium - VIDEOS

Some videos:

The tank during the day:



The tank in the evening:




For other videos have a look at my youtube channel

3600 liters / 951 gallons aquarium - Cabinet overview

And the tank caninet from several angles:

3600 liters / 951 gallons - construction time (2)

So, after getting the tank, the filtration and the background in place, it's time to create the cabinet, and install the lights...

 

 

My brother in law is a master carpenter (builds e.g. yacht interiors): www.doehetsam.nl

He helped me out.

 

 

 

3600 liters / 951 gallons - construction time (1)

I have been setting up a big aquarium over the last year.

Here are some pics of the developments:

Placing the 360x100x100 cm tank (19mm glass):

Above the tank we used liquid pond epoxy: 100% water proof and ideal against too high humidity.

The filtration system consists of an EB40 beadfilter + a Red Dragon 12.000 l/h pump + 1Kw heater:

 

 

Preparing the back ground, consisting of 3x Pangea Rocky 3 (on the picture a friend and experienced Central American cichlid breeder, Jan Fioole):

 

 

 

Freshwater dolfin VIDEO

Hi, I just came accross this fantastic video on youtube, which I have to share: