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stormbringer101
07-07-2009, 20:25
Hey hey.
just got 4( +_3cm) pictus cats for my 1.5m ,not sure if any one else has any but the coolest part is that my 2yr old pictus lost his spots about 6 months ago and his colours were back to normal in about 2 hours ,can any one explain ???
tried getting a pic but when he sees the camera he dissapears, managed to get one of the little guys.
cheers
speedz
07-07-2009, 20:42
wow this catfish looks great, can you tell me more about it(size, compatibilty etc)

how much does this fish sell for
stormbringer101
07-07-2009, 22:46
my old guy is about 10cm his two barbs in front are prob about 6cm .they are very active in low light conditions or feeding time , almost always hiding somewhere at bottom of tank , had the big one with a redtail shark and some malawis and they were always fighting ,now in tank with silvers, angels and baby arowana.ive only seen them 3times in a lfs all 3 times they were about R100 im sure you can get em cheeper. one of my fav fish
f-fish
08-07-2009, 19:25
That looks like a good specimen of Pictus catfish - Pimelodus pictus - I would so love to add some of them to my tanks

I see at http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=pictuscatfish (http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=pictuscatfish)that they stay "small" and should do OK in a community tank.

I need to keep an eye-open for a few of them ....

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small_fry
09-07-2009, 10:27
you should ideally have 5 or more as they like to school and to sort out hierarchy. although i have kept 2 and they were great together and with other ground dwelling fish, except the cons.

tank should be at least 1.5m for 5 or more and 1.2m for 2. i have seen pics of ones reaching 15cm. also bear in mind there are a few species of pictus.
speedz
09-07-2009, 10:29
what about hoplo catfish, anybody got this fish?
SalmonAfrica
13-07-2009, 17:46
I like these fish, although I've never bought any because they tend to have a steep(ish) price, also considering they like to school...

I do prefer Hoplos. They don't mind if they're alone, although they look great in groups as well. Not to mention the get to a decent size, both of mine are at least 16cm each.