Its a broken nose. When they are freshly caught they do not look like that. These are pictures of wild adults I took on Rio Nanay last year
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Flavican Catfish
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Its a broken nose. When they are freshly caught they do not look like that. These are pictures of wild adults I took on Rio Nanay last year
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http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=944 pic #6 and #7 - these are youngsters like yours and their jaws are straight, not bent like in yours.
Damn I thought it was natural glad I didn't pay a ton for it. Quite upset now knowing that it's damaged
don't feel too bad. almost none in captivity have a perfect nose. There is a rumor that a type found in Brazil, that is more yellow in color, and is not skittish, and will not break its nose. there are also a couple of videos of giants in Taiwan that have perfect snouts
I just want to go on the record for anyone who might be reading this thread in the future that the fish featured in this thread is properly known as Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii. B. flavicans is a junior synonym for the Jau cat. (Wikipedia) (Planet Catfish)
Pims are a convoluted lot indeed; though I'm not entirely sure how the flavicans name got attached to rousseauxii.
Pims are a convoluted lot indeed; though I'm not entirely sure how the flavicans name got attached to rousseauxii.
Thanks, Rob. I was wondering why the fish was being called that. Anyway, all my links are correctly pointed to Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii.
Oh I know that you knew what it was Viktor.
My post was for the benefit of anyone scratching their head and wondering but who didn't want to risk being flamed by asking a "dumb question."
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