lima Shovelnose catfish?

Question

i just got a lima shovelnose cat and he eats alot of feeder fish i was wandering just how many he should eat

Answer 1

really depends on the size of the feeders and the current size of this potentially monster fish. You know these guys easily top a foot even in tanks, right? Very cool fish though. Drop them in until his belly bulges a bit, but not too much. Feed him once a day or so this way. They also love worms of most any type and will eat various large meat items like fish filets or beef heart. Here's a pretty good link about them:

http://www.aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0131&view_records=1

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Answer 2

All the research I did doesn't specificially say how much they are supposed to or able to eat. I would get the phone book out, start calling exotic fish stores and see if anyone there can point you in the right direction.