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Hi Viktor, I have done a lot of glasswork on boats . I was always taught that fiberglass is porus and the gelcoat seals it . Polyester resin is less expensive than vinylester resin and more porus . And epoxy resin is more expensive than vinylester as I remember. Vinylester is more...

Viktor, True they are slender and don't have much body mass , so a feeding interruption after capture might have an exaggerated effect on how thin they look. John at eczs told me they shipped poorly years ago. And recently a seller told me his shipment came in thin and not doing well.

I have been told they seem to not ship too well, and alot die in transport . Which might be because exporters hold them too long prior to shipping out of SA. The ones I see for sale are usually pretty thin . Maybe cost more because of shipping loss

And I am not stuck on its ID being D.peruanus . Its just a reference by me to those 2 pictures ,the one pic with fish in the net ,and also the fish held up on pliers . I really dont know true name of fish

Viktor, to answer your question about the duopalatinus peruanus . The fish in the picture on planet catfish is at least 10 inches judging by the net and leadline in picture . I have seen this same fish in pictures of tanks from asia where it was 12-14 inches. The fish I have is maybe 7 years in...

I will write the rest of my replies in my thread . So this thread can go back to topic of OPs piraiba

Duopalantinus peruanus is the cat in my pond . He is metallic silver color . Some people mistake this fish for B. vaillantii. pretty cool fish . I have probably had him for 6-7 years . He survives winters outside in FL

Jumper cat bit his tail completly of

My previous filamentosum I received from Wes at 5inches.. I was told he was from guyana. I cant find the sd card with pictures of that fish . I did send some pictures of him to Wes , I dont know if he still has them . He grew up in 8x4x3 with 7 satonaperca lilith .around 10 inches or so . They...

Yes , 16 -20 inches will come very fast . Some advise I would give you is grow him up with a few different kinds of mellow fish .as tankmates . I grew one up to 24 inches or so within a year. My mistake with that fish was growing him up in a tank by himself . He was so skittish . He would only...

together during waterchange . Sorry for bad pics ,phone and tablet are no good , I am going to have to get some shots with my camera soon.

That makes sense .it started as a common name . I havent looked at fish list in a while , but when I saw a picture of this catfish associated with the manitoba name . First thing I did was buy some at a good price because of slight misidentification . I did tell seller what I thought they...

Yes , the four . Also have a few more .

Hi everyone , I have recently aquired a pretty large group of B.filamentosum from Guyana . I got them in 2 batches , and different sizes. They are 4- 5 inches now . I plan on raising them together and documenting thier growth and my observations. These fish were being sold on fish lists as...

looks pretty fat and healthy. Nice score.

Wow, your piraibas will be super happy in that tank/pond . 66,043 gallons will be great,and your viewing window seems perfect size . How deep are you planning to make it ?

What size big tank are you planning for your piraibas ? You have such perfect weather for ponds is that what you are planning ?

Yes Yes ,that is B.vaillanti. nice looking fish

he looks nice and healthy , and I like the pattern on his back