Because a lot a people think they have a P perruno, but they are L longibarbus, yet to see someone post a pic of there perruno.
Perruno catfish! Is it out there?
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So.... Perruno is the more "rare" one then.
Theyre both very nice fish though!!
Comparing them though kinds of devalue the longibarbus.
Anyway, anyone seen a tsn cross peruno?
saw it on one of our dealers on *specials*
we ordered some just to see how it looks... hope to get it tho.
Theyre both very nice fish though!!
Comparing them though kinds of devalue the longibarbus.
Anyway, anyone seen a tsn cross peruno?
saw it on one of our dealers on *specials*
we ordered some just to see how it looks... hope to get it tho.
LOVE these cats i hope some day i can keep one
Everyone i've talked to conncering this issue has aggred that over 10 dorsal rays means its a L. longibarbis and under 10 dorsal rays is a P.perruno and 10 even is L. longibarbis
Also i've allways heard these fish are pretty peacful twords any tankmate that can't fit in there mouths i've heard of them being pushing twords other cats when theres a lack of hideing spots but nothing major when older then tend to keep to them selfs as far as i've heard atleast
Everyone i've talked to conncering this issue has aggred that over 10 dorsal rays means its a L. longibarbis and under 10 dorsal rays is a P.perruno and 10 even is L. longibarbis
Also i've allways heard these fish are pretty peacful twords any tankmate that can't fit in there mouths i've heard of them being pushing twords other cats when theres a lack of hideing spots but nothing major when older then tend to keep to them selfs as far as i've heard atleast
basslover34;1707234; said:
looks nice though, not a perruno. Suggested tank size and other things kinda dumb!
JUst been doing bit more searching and found this bit of information, maybe no one has a real P perruno after all, quotes from planetcat,
"Scientific Name Perrunichthys perruno Schultz, 1944 -
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality RÃ*o Negro, below R. Yasa mouth, ca. 75 km south of Rosario, w. side of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela."
Now this on another cat found in the Maracaibo basin, even harder to find than P perruno,
"Scientific Name Panaque suttonorum Schultz, 1944
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality Rio Negro, below the mouth of the Rio Yasa, Maracaibo Basin."
Now here the interesting bit,
"The scientific name commonly applied to the blue-eyed pleco in the aquarium hobby appears to be an incorrect identification. Schultz described live specimens of P. suttonorum as, ''Uniformly greyish ... basal two-thirds of the paired fins black, and the tips of these fins white; the posterior margin of dorsal is white, a narrow white bar across caudal peduncle, middle of caudal fin white then some black blotches; the tips of the rays are white.'' While P. suttonorum sounds like a very attractive fish, this is clearly not a description of the blue-eyed pleco found in the hobby. P. suttonorum is restricted to the Lake Maracaibo basin and no aquarium fishes have ever been exported from there. The fishes from that basin are very unique and if we had a shipment from there we would know it immediately. We also know that blue-eyed pleco shipments come from Colombia and P. suttonorum is restricted to Venezuela."
Any thoughts anyone?
"Scientific Name Perrunichthys perruno Schultz, 1944 -
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality RÃ*o Negro, below R. Yasa mouth, ca. 75 km south of Rosario, w. side of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela."
Now this on another cat found in the Maracaibo basin, even harder to find than P perruno,
"Scientific Name Panaque suttonorum Schultz, 1944
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality Rio Negro, below the mouth of the Rio Yasa, Maracaibo Basin."
Now here the interesting bit,
"The scientific name commonly applied to the blue-eyed pleco in the aquarium hobby appears to be an incorrect identification. Schultz described live specimens of P. suttonorum as, ''Uniformly greyish ... basal two-thirds of the paired fins black, and the tips of these fins white; the posterior margin of dorsal is white, a narrow white bar across caudal peduncle, middle of caudal fin white then some black blotches; the tips of the rays are white.'' While P. suttonorum sounds like a very attractive fish, this is clearly not a description of the blue-eyed pleco found in the hobby. P. suttonorum is restricted to the Lake Maracaibo basin and no aquarium fishes have ever been exported from there. The fishes from that basin are very unique and if we had a shipment from there we would know it immediately. We also know that blue-eyed pleco shipments come from Colombia and P. suttonorum is restricted to Venezuela."
Any thoughts anyone?
