The mahseers check everyone's "ballsyness" who enters the pond and are generally possibly nippy / bity. Not to mention the wels is now there too.
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii aka dorado catfish, 4"
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(Currently the bump on the nose is 5x bigger from rubbing and bumping)
As forewarned
(but still feeds exceedingly well). The yellow bullhead tank mate bit its tail a bit and was swiftly removed.
Charney reports problems with dorado housing, sounds close to our experience: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...platystoma-rousseauxii-to-a-good-home.740893/
The dourada healed from that bad blister that had been shown above and has been well since last summer of 2021. I estimate its length now at around 20"-22". Some typical feeding - it feeds well to a nice round tummy on fortified herring. On alternate days I give giant NLS pellets, which it also takes but in moderation, just a few maybe.
Biting the bullet - Dora the 2ft 4yo dorado catfish goes from 240 to 1800 gal - risky forced gamble. (I think I recalled incorrectly in prior post that it was 6yo, I am sure we got it somewhere in 2018.)
That guy is exquisite. I hope he does well in his new home and can't wait to see more updates. I wish I had the room to house such a fish as he is both a beauty and a beast. Nice work raising him up Viktor.
Dorado's 1st day in 1800 gal: minor bites & stress from the tank mates, as a result silver dollars, Asian USD cat, and black shark go out, the trio of soldier cats is in.
