10" juruense with 20" streamers

[señor_pescados_felices]

This is my favorite fish.As I have shown in a previous thread he will swim up to rest in your hand and can sometimes be fed while perched in your hand while in his little "hunter" pose,lol.

anyhow his streamers have really taking off in just the last week or two,and are now at least double his body length.

enjoy:

 

[AttackFish]

HOLY CRAP!
More pics!

 

[Sir-KS]

DAMN

 

[Peanut_Power]

I never understood the point of streamers. Do they help the fish out in anyway? Just doesn't make sense why they would have them. Seems like it would create drag or something. Very cool nonetheless though!!

 

[fishoverlivingspace]

Is there a correlation between gender and streamer length?? In swordtails, females are more attracted to the males with the bigger sword (kinda like women), and thus, swordtails without swords are being phased out through evolution. I'm not big on any of those big predatory catfish, but do you think there's a chance that small fish would be attracted to the streamers and the fish would swoop around and gulp it down(sorta like an anglerfish, but backwards)??

That's amazing how long the streamers are proportionate to body length. Heck.. the length would be amazing for a 3 foot cat IMO!! Impressive!

 

[ShadowStryder]

Gorgeous, I hope my little 6" Jurense turns out as nice. I have read from several other peeps that have them complaining that they get darker as they grow and the striping doesn't stand out. This just goes to show that they do. Nice Cat.

 

[Peanut_Power]

Depends on the type of jur you have. I think flash jur. actually show better stripes than the regular jurs. I'm probably wrong though!! LoL

Where are the updated pictures of your Rio Tapajos and Rio Trombetas beauties man!? Need to get on that! I'm noticing some pink bellies as well....

 

[ShadowStryder]

Depends on the type of jur you have. I think flash jur. actually show better stripes than the regular jurs. I'm probably wrong though!! LoL

Where are the updated pictures of your Rio Tapajos and Rio Trombetas beauties man!? Need to get on that! I'm noticing some pink bellies as well....

I tried to get some of the Tromb a couple of times. She is camera shy, any time she sees the camera she moves to the other end. It is like chasing a fly around the room. HaHa Then when I think I am gonna get a nice one the other two pikes come up to the glass to pose. Especially the X1. Plus every time I do get pics they aren't doing her justice. (very poor camera skills)
Just cleaned everything a few hours ago, gonna try some more with the nice clean systems.

Sorry for the derail señor_pescados_felices

 

[dragonfish]

Looks great. Can't wait for mine to get that big.

 

[killerfish]

wow very nice i wan't to get one but my cichlids like to beat on my pimelodus blotchii they took of part of his wisker once i'd bee really mad if they pick of the streams of a jur so i'm not sure if i should get one