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thoose are pimelodus blochii, i am getting pimelodus ornatus, same size but slimer, meaner, and it has a longer flater shovelnose style head
 
Experiment397;4381446; said:
thoose are pimelodus blochii, i am getting pimelodus ornatus, same size but slimer, meaner, and it has a longer flater shovelnose style head


I know what I have,lol and I know you are getting some different,lol.
I was stating to let you know I have something similar. lol
 
Experiment397;4381446; said:
thoose are pimelodus blochii, i am getting pimelodus ornatus, same size but slimer, meaner, and it has a longer flater shovelnose style head
Actually, ornates tend to get quite a bit larger than P. blochii, even though technically P. blochii have a larger maximum size (they take forever to reach their max. size, and most never get past 6-8").
 
oh yeah. i saw my first ornate 3 years back at a public aquarium, he was easily 14 inches long, ever since then ive benn looking for one, finally found one!!!
 
my biggest one is named bubba ( He is older, not a juv) and he is around 7 inches. I think he is full grown and he is about 5 years old now. I had him when I was younger and didn`t really care about what size tank I had, so I think he is stunted. He was in a 15 gallon ( I know terrible, but I was much younger then), now he is in a 70 and happy. He is in charge of the bottom. The other two ones ( about 4 inches) know their place,lol..

I have read that P. Blochii will reach 27 inches!
Never seen one that large,lol

Bubba is the largest I have seen....
 
komodo182;4381477; said:
my biggest one is named bubba ( He is older, not a juv) and he is around 7 inches. I think he is full grown and he is about 5 years old now. I had him when I was younger and didn`t really care about what size tank I had, so I think he is stunted. He was in a 15 gallon ( I know terrible, but I was much younger then), now he is in a 70 and happy. He is in charge of the bottom. The other two ones ( about 4 inches) know their place,lol..

I have read that P. Blochii will reach 27 inches!
Never seen one that large,lol

Bubba is the largest I have seen....
I'm pretty sure that's a myth. Largest I've heard of was 13".
 
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