Also attached is a pic of a 6-7" goslinea platynema for comparison. massive whiskers on these guys typically, mine were short because they were damaged in shipping.
ID needed for "Supposed" Juruense" Catfish...
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Very helpful pictures and post!
Thanks,
Charlie
Thanks,
Charlie
amazonfishman;3837858; said:It's not a Piraiba aka Filamentosum. Here is a old pic of my baby Fila for comparison its about 3-4" in the first two pictures and about 4-5" in the second two pictures. Most Juruense should have been showing striping in some form at 4" so that's ruled out. Attached a pic of my 3-4" one from a while back, it had distinct stripes developing at that point. Fila is pics 1,2,6,7,8 in this pic the Fila is about 13" and 1 year old. Juruense is pic 5
The Jau typically referred to as Paulicea luetkeni, is ruled out also. Pics attached of my baby Jau for reference. Jau is pics 3,4
I'm leaning towards Brachyplatystoma Rousseauxii
http://www.amazon-exotic-import.de/Gallerie/Raubwelse/Seiten/Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii.htm
or Brachyplatystoma Vaillanti
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=1178
I'd be tempted to say maybe a goslinea platynema(brachyplatystoma platynema) but it looks too broad in the nose and body for a goslinea, they are generally more slender like tigrinus. If you got one it will be a lot easier to tell when it hits the 6" or so mark which given a good feeding schedule should be about two months. Check out a few of my other pics on planetcatfish for other pics of juveniles of similar species because I've kept the majority of Brachyplatystoma species at some point or anotheras well as a few other giant amazon catfish species like Planiceps ~Trent
Now that's a nice site for reference.scorp;3829766; said:
I bookmarked it and will be checking the site.
I know a lot of catfish, but allready saw some specimen i never saw before.
Sehr schön, vielen dank!
Noddy;3871010; said:Now that's a nice site for reference.
I bookmarked it and will be checking the site.
I know a lot of catfish, but allready saw some specimen i never saw before.
Sehr schön, vielen dank!
Definitely amazing the knowledge you can obtain from everybody on the boards!
How big is it? Everything on it looks Juruense to me but without the stripes it's hard to tell. My 3" Juruense already had stripes when I first got him.
The last picture of your catfish looked more Juruense as I can see the patterns slowly come out. He maybe stressed but once it settles then his stripes and colors will fully shine.
Haha...
I would like to think so as I heard Flavicans are worth more than Juruenses (more rare)...
But I am starting to see more of a pattern on them than when I first received them.
I would like to think so as I heard Flavicans are worth more than Juruenses (more rare)...
But I am starting to see more of a pattern on them than when I first received them.
