anyone kept Pimelodus ornatus, the ornate pim catfish?

[Experiment397]

ok so its 10 days till i get my pimelodus ornatus(ornate pim catfish) and was wonderin if anyone else on here has or is keeping one or more of theese beutiful fish? and if so do you have any advice for a newbie? also if have any great expieriences with them please share!!!

 

[manlyfish]

good job!

 

[Experiment397]

on what? sweet avatar bro

 

[dfritschle]

Don't know any more than is available on the internet. But, I am working on setting up a 210 gal and this fish is on my list to get. So, if you don't mind telling, where'd you get it and how much?

 

[PayaraMan]

No but I would love to own one of those beauties, I'm looking for a Juruense right now tho which I think is equally awesome.

 

[Experiment397]

i am getting mine at a place called living safari, they are an exotics store near my house. he is 20$ and is about 4 inches

 

[dfritschle]

Awesome. Thanks for the info. At least now I have some estimate for what I can expect to pay. Probably double.

 

[Experiment397]

yup, which is why i am so excited about it!!! as to payaraman ya i wish i could get a jurenese, but i cant find any info on them,or one for sale. as to dfritshcle they are very good at getting shipped(the fish, not living safari) so if you find one for sale online for a good price go ahead and get it. from what i understand they are like in between marbled pim, shovelnose, and pictus

 

[PB2010]

I have two pimelodus ornatus in with a few juvi peacock bass and they are interesting to sa the least. They move across the tank really quick and love fresh pieces of earthworms.

 

[Experiment397]

ok good to know. this one is in with senegal bichirs, giant danios, and other misc fish. he ate a 2 inch senegal bichir a while back when he was a 3.5 inch little monster. im just so stoked about getting him