My group of pleurophtalma

[Joao M]

Finally !

As of yesterday I am the proud keeper of a group of 5 baby pleuros!
They´re really tiny (~2"...). 1/2h after entering the tank, I offered them (frozen) red mosquito larva and all the five satrted to eat. I was really please with that.
I am growing them out in a 4x2x2´all for themlseves, but the tank is at a complicated area (behind my bigger one) to take pics, so those will not be great in the thread....
Anyway I attach a pic taken in the bucket when I was aclimating them.



Question:
Some of the pleuros only have 2 ocells in one of the sides and the "regular" 3 on the other. Is this a defect?, an individual characteristic?, because they´re so young?
I like them a lot and wil lkeep them anyway, because it´s not easy to find pleuros in my country and I can´t be picky... but would like to know.

Thanks in advance

 

[bottles]

Great pickup.
As for the spots, some may keep only two for their entire lives, but as they grow some may develop many more spots. I had one with two spots on one side and three on the other; by the time it was 16" it had five spots on each side.

 

[-DC-]

I'm jealous! And as for the spot's i agree with Bottles, nothing to worry about at all!

 

[Joao M]

Thank you both!
In the meanwhile and if you have time, check the pics I posted in my auranti thread to confirm if I have, in fact, a pair

 

[bottles]

Here's a pic of my 14" C. Pleuro just getting a third spot now. The new spot between the two will grow over the next few months until it's the same size as the others.

 

[-DC-]

again jealous... I can never seem to get my hands on pleuro's! working on another order coming up hopefully my luck will change!

 

[Aquanero]

Very nice pick up congratulations.

 

[Joao M]

Thanks for the clarification, Bottles

Devon,
fingers crossed for the next shipment

Tom,
Thank you

In the meanwhile they keep munching on (frozen) red mosquito larvae like there´s no tomorrow.
Will start trying chopped mussels in a week or so

 

[bottles]

Hey Joao,
Any updates on these guys? How's the growth?

 

[JayP]

Wow beautiful Channa. Great pick up man Congrats