Anyone here know where to find a small (6 inches or less) Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense. Seems to be the smallest species of this catfish and I would like to get one or two for my tank. Thanks.
Help me locate a TSN please
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Nice Thanks. More expensive than I thought but its what im looking for. Anyone else have any sources?
id say its about down right impossible to aquire this said species... rapps is a reputable vendor so id trust that is your only and best chance to get a true one... even then it may end up being a diff species. i would order from rapps or not at all. ive been keeping tsn for almost 10 yrs, ive never seen a true p. orino
Agree. Orino I saw for the first time ever on Jeff's list yesterday or so.
Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense 5-6” $75.00 wild ‘Colombian tiger shovelnose’ w/ intricate stripes & unique red edged spotted caudal fin
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/stock.html close to the bottom
Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense 5-6” $75.00 wild ‘Colombian tiger shovelnose’ w/ intricate stripes & unique red edged spotted caudal fin
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/stock.html close to the bottom
Thanks for the help. Didn't realize how hard they are to find. I'll be getting a couple over the weekend. Lucky for me he's only 40 minutes away. I'll post pics when I get them.
Wonderful.
Perhaps, we will finally get a chance to see and learn about this species from you and with you.
Perhaps, we will finally get a chance to see and learn about this species from you and with you.
So looking back one of the previous comments about them possibly being a different species anyway. How would I know? What should I look for?
Not at young age I'd think, just like any TSN species. When adult / subadult:
http://www.fishbase.se/summary/pseudoplatystoma-orinocoense.html says
Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Can be differentiated by a combination of the following characters: well defined straight vertical bars along the side of body, longer than those of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum and Pseudoplatystoma punctifer; bars connecting to, or extending to, the dorsal region and continuing onto other side of body; vertical bars of anterior region straight and extending below dorsolateral dusky area; usually no spots below lateral line, some individuals with two or three spots; 39-41 vertebrae (Ref. 59362).
http://www.fishbase.se/summary/pseudoplatystoma-orinocoense.html says
Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Can be differentiated by a combination of the following characters: well defined straight vertical bars along the side of body, longer than those of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum and Pseudoplatystoma punctifer; bars connecting to, or extending to, the dorsal region and continuing onto other side of body; vertical bars of anterior region straight and extending below dorsolateral dusky area; usually no spots below lateral line, some individuals with two or three spots; 39-41 vertebrae (Ref. 59362).