pictus catfish

[spwd]

I got one thats not spotted but more or less stripped. Just picked them up at the lfs. Are those the ones that get bigger than 4 or 5 inches?

That sounds like an ornate pim which should get to around 10" but if you google them both or search on here or post pics you should get a definite answer.

And clownie,what has tank size got to do with it?


Steve

 

[clownie33]

mine is in a 150 gallon and mind you i'm suprized my knives and my redtail don't give it any trouble

 

[2songbirds]

That sounds like an ornate pim which should get to around 10" but if you google them both or search on here or post pics you should get a definite answer.

And clownie,what has tank size got to do with it?


Steve

I was thinking the same, as I had earlier mentioned I've now had mine for 1 1/2yrs in a 265g....and still only 4 1/2...ok, maybe 5" from mouth to end of tail...10" IF you include the whiskers

 

[clownie33]

yeah i was thinking might be the ornate type because i was looking at the pectoral fins and they look more like those of the ornates and given the size and growth rate its probly safe to say that they are

 

[clownie33]

WHAT DOES TANK SIZE HAVE TO DO WITH IT


i don't think it matters much unless they are in a way smaller tank but i know that i have noticed that my fish have grown much faster since i moved them from a 55 into my 150

 

[kjfan1]

I have a spotted that is 5 inches. not growing. she has eaten many small fish though.

 

[clownie33]

i have two whats the easiest way to tell the sex of these guys

 

[kjfan1]

No idea. My girlfriend at the time I got it named it bella. So it's a girl to me.