Coming soon- Brachy sticky, submit pics/comments!

[Chicxulub]

Seeing the Piraiba picture thread pop back up reminded me that I've been wanting to write up one of my guides on the genus Brachyplatystoma. Over the past few years, I think that our community has done wonderful work on sorting out the issues with fila vs capa, the care of the species and most controversially, flash zebra vs. juruense. I think that it is time to cover these bases in a definitive fashion, and I'd like your input.

If you wish to submit pics, please make sure that they are decent. It doesn't have to be professional quality, see the pics in the African tiger fish sticky for example, but it needs to be clear enough that one can obviously identify diagnostic traits in the fish. Obviously high quality DSL pics are preferred, but good cell phone pics are still very useable. Spam what you have here, I'd rather the pics come to me than have to go looking for them.

The same goes for comments. Feeding, housing, furniture, water quality, etc.

If you submit anything that gets used, you WILL be credited.

Thanks!

Rob

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Tag anyone else who may be relevant!

 

[Chicxulub]

Really? No one? LOL

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Patience, grasshopper...

From this earlier relevant thread are my comments: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/brachyplatystoma-id-thread.595665/

... gray areas -
- capa vs fila (plus remember Fugupuff suspects there are more spp or subspp),
- jur vs flash zebra,
- vaillantii vs look alike from smaller-medium Pims (http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=38098&start=20), esp. Pimelodus albicans, Iheringichthys species, and Duopalatinus peruanus.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

It's a great idea and the right effort... but I don't envy anyone who'd do it.

I have no additional comments apart from what had been said and published in the many threads on the subject. Toward any particular topic, I can try digging up the most relevant and informative links that you'd have to digest, if I am seeing it right.

As for pics, I can dump all the worthy brachy pics that are mine here in this thread. Is this the idea?

I'd think soliciting the direct help from bonified and certified experts on ID issues would be of most use, not the thoughts of us mere mortals. Just like we all learned from pretty much Fugupuff's authoritative knowledge on capa vs fila. But it's your concerto

 

[dazzapolypterusweeksii]

Not my video but a great youtube vid of what i think are filamentosum with the really long streamers. No spots tho on these?

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

At this size I'd think fila must be spotted. Maybe these are vaillantii.

 

[Chicxulub]

Thanks Viktor! If you want to dump threads on me, that'd be great, and particularly useful for building my recommended reading section. I'd be happy to see any pics you have, too.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

I've been lazy and not helpful. When I have 1-2 hours to spare, I will send and compile what I have, which is not much. I have all more or less known Brachies (except jur currently) but they are very young - 2"-10", except 18" Suriname filamentosum Wes has just sent me. So my experience is pitiful - puny, sketchy, and patchy.

I hope those more experienced will chip in too.

We all need this review.

Unless Rob's changed his mind, bump for a good cause. Chicxulub

 

[rodger]

Here's what a dead right looks like

 

[SandNukka15]

Not sure if this is clear enough or if its what ur looking for but