Freshwater Bule Dolphins????

[WarrendaFish]

Just got back from the pet store..... In the Aquarium they had "freshwater blue dolphins." They swam like dolphins and did little tricks.... But the fish keepers couldnt answer many of my questions.... The come from Peru.. Thats the only info I could get. I tried to do a web search but came up empty... How big do they get? The size of a real dolphin????!!!!! I'd need a much bigger tank They looked like baby dolphins.. Are they really? My main question is how big do they get??? How fast do they grow? Am I gonna have to release it into the wild??? What's the deal...

Thanks for the help? Keep on Monster keepin on

 

[dpk2313]

I have no idea, but I would love to see some pics

 

[brujah]

Need pics now!!! Lol sounds really interesting

 

[Oddball]

Most likely is a catfish called Cetopsis coecutiens. It's commonly sold as a 'blue dolphin'.

 

[Oddball]

BTW, NEVER consider releasing any fish to the wild. It's illegal in most, if not all, states.

 

[tezr]

Especially not that fish!!!

http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/cetopsis_coecutiens.htm

Cetopsis coecutiens is one of the largest of the so called species of “Candiru” and is viewed with some trepidation amongst a number of catfish enthusiasts. Unfortunately or fortunately depending upon your personal views, Cetopsis coecutiens is not commonly available to the hobbyist. When this unusual catfish is available, expect to pay £20-£25 per fish. In their natural habitat these catfish are very much opportunist parasites feeding upon other fish, literally biting chunks of flesh from the body of their unfortunate victim. These catfish are often found inside the body cavities of larger fish such as the Red tail catfish – Phractocephalus hemioliopterus and Tiger shovelnose – Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum! These catfish are found in relatively large numbers in their natural habitats.

Did you know? – This particular catfish was recently featured in the BBC series Amazon Abyss, and was seen still feeding upon the carcass of a catfish even after it was taken out of the water!

 

[ceeej31]

exacty what do you mean by "they were doing tricks"?

 

[blurock]

I think these guys were just featured on Animal Planets "River Monsters" where they were looking for man eating catfish. They actually showed pictures and interviewed doctors with evidence of the fish feeding on humans (some of the pictures showed the catfish coming out of a human corpse)

 

[tscharf]

yea it was on river monsters. question though, what size were the fish in the store?

 

[lucashome4him]

There is a african cichlid called a blue dolphin cichlid.........

here they are...
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=blue+dolphin+cichlid&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=