Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii aka dorado catfish, 4"
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Thank you. Sorry to hear. Do you know why? At what size? Would you please describe what happened in your dourada thread, if you willed?
Thank you, Boss. To select few. I gotta finish my last tank, 10K, before reapplying for my Certificate of Occupancy. At present, this is the only big thing standing between us and the opening to public at large.
Love it!
Once you're open, please let me know. I show my son your videos pretty frequently, and he'd like to come see (and maybe his daddy, too ?)
Yeah, this sounds about right. That's similar to how I lost several too. They are so skittish and touchy. They have to be either alone or with the meekest of tank mates. I've learned this hard way.They also need larger tanks. Mine at a bit under 18" seems uncomfortable in a 240 gal 8x2x2. Definitely wants to swim more and less restricted.
For the past couple of months almost never ate and was swimming either against the current or vertically in a corner. Almost felt like he was migrating somewhere in his head. I assume it is the age and the season for them to migrate.
Now it is starting to feed better and less prostrate swimming.
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Still ... prostrate swimming in one spot, even in a vertical or semi vertical position, or against the glass continues, albeit it feeds ok too. It definitely feels like it needs a much, much bigger home, perhaps better with non-transparent walls, which I don't currently have for it given it can only live with the meekest of tank mates.
If I transfer it to any of our communities, I am 100% sure it will be killed or kill itself given this is how I lost about half a dozen of them before through the years.
A hard, hard fish to house for a hoarder. Double whammy as they are so striking and unique in their cast metal appearance.
Around 18".
(Currently the bump on the nose is 5x bigger from rubbing and bumping )
If I transfer it to any of our communities, I am 100% sure it will be killed or kill itself given this is how I lost about half a dozen of them before through the years.
A hard, hard fish to house for a hoarder. Double whammy as they are so striking and unique in their cast metal appearance.
Around 18".
(Currently the bump on the nose is 5x bigger from rubbing and bumping
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Still ... prostrate swimming in one spot, even in a vertical or semi vertical position, or against the glass continues, albeit it feeds ok too. It definitely feels like it needs a much, much bigger home, perhaps better with non-transparent walls, which I don't currently have for it given it can only live with the meekest of tank mates.
If I transfer it to any of our communities, I am 100% sure it will be killed or kill itself given this is how I lost about half a dozen of them before through the years.
A hard, hard fish to house for a hoarder. Double whammy as they are so striking and unique in their cast metal appearance.
Around 18".
(Currently the bump on the nose is 5x bigger from rubbing and bumping
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I agree not an easy fish to house at all. Especially with other fish
Another sad case showcasing the same reasons, this time from our dear Indian nut Jibran, my post is on 2nd page, #20: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/lost-the-rouseauxii.730044/
None of mine ever paid any attention to the pump output, so I am dubious it'd help but I have been wrong once before IIRC.
