I finally got another! I want to give a massive shoutout to Kari of Malone's Monsters in Boca Raton, Florida for helping me with this. I was the worst customer in the world when trying to find this fish, but she was incredibly patient and helpful in my attempts to find what I hope is the right fish.
And I think I may have. This new juruense is itty bitty, but it still had a distinct oddball pattern compared to it's tankmates who all had the more typical striped pattern. I recognize that as it grows it could end up losing this pattern and/or turning dark, but still, I think it will be obvious why I picked the fish that I picked.
For now, I've got the little guy in a quarantine / growout tank because I both want to about vectoring pathogens and I don't want it to be eaten lol. He is eating well, however. I have had this fish for about a week now, but I wanted to be sure that it was stable and eating well for me before I announced it. Over time, I hope to grow this fish out to be 2' or so. This could be good because juruense doesn't get enough attention in the hobby imo. I also have two working hypothesis to test with this fish as to why or why not wild jurs get the really nice golden color, but I am at bare minimum a year away from publishing my results for that.
Check out my new buddy!
And I think I may have. This new juruense is itty bitty, but it still had a distinct oddball pattern compared to it's tankmates who all had the more typical striped pattern. I recognize that as it grows it could end up losing this pattern and/or turning dark, but still, I think it will be obvious why I picked the fish that I picked.
For now, I've got the little guy in a quarantine / growout tank because I both want to about vectoring pathogens and I don't want it to be eaten lol. He is eating well, however. I have had this fish for about a week now, but I wanted to be sure that it was stable and eating well for me before I announced it. Over time, I hope to grow this fish out to be 2' or so. This could be good because juruense doesn't get enough attention in the hobby imo. I also have two working hypothesis to test with this fish as to why or why not wild jurs get the really nice golden color, but I am at bare minimum a year away from publishing my results for that.
Check out my new buddy!
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