pictus cats

[ewo]

ok did petsmart get it wrong when they said that they only grow up to 6" or do they get bigger if so how big??? and is a 125 gallon tank big enough for 3??? with the flooring would it be better for them to have sand or gravel???

 

[Waldo]

Yes they got it wrong. See there is a lady in charge of managing that department. Funny thing is she has not clue. To find information out there was little initiative and when I say little I mean it... to find out good information about the animals themself. Ie... whatever the first website said was correct. Her attitude of the aquarium hobby is not very motivating and in my oppinion she was a little "Bitty" when I met her. Furthermore Pacu's don't get 13".

They are notorious for helping cats and dogs. but when it comes to selling fish they are ok with putting a goldfish in a bowl and a 2' pleco in a 10g tank.

 

[dmarinko]

they get way bigger

 

[Pagan]

There are a few species sold as Pictus cats, and I think the smallest one gets to 10". The biggest one gets something like 16-20".

 

[benzjamin13]

I think they get 8"

 

[chrisdef15]

Im pretty sure spotted pictus only get 6

 

[bolty]

when has any1 EVER seen a pictus catfish 10inches +

ok did petsmart get it wrong when they said that they only grow up to 6"???

no they was correct

do they get bigger if so how big??????

they can get bigger but only by a bit NOT like 10inch +

is a 125 gallon tank big enough for 3??????

a 55G would be big enough for 3

with the flooring would it be better for them to have sand or gravel???

what ever you want iv kept them on both with out any probs


this is a pictus no?

there are a few diff SP. of pictus but all have there common names but this IS a pictus^

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=276

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/genus.php?genus_id=101

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_pictus.php

http://www.aquariumlife.net/profiles/pimelodidae/pictus-catfish/100010.asp

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile70.html

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/pictus.htm

http://aquavisie.retry.org/Database/Vissen/Pimelodus_pictus.html

http://www.plantedtank.net/fishprofiles/Pictus-Catfish-Pimelodus-pictus/71/

http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aquarium/pimelodus_pictus.htm

There are a few species sold as Pictus cats, and I think the smallest one gets to 10"..

what am i doing wrong I have a 4year old pictus (well 4) that have been kept in a 4x2x2 and are only 5inches max (the runt is only 3inches )

other Pimelodus SP. (as far as i no)

Pimelodus albicans around 20inches
Pimelodus albofasciatus around 6inches (White Line Pictus)
Pimelodus blochii around 10inch (Four-lined pictus)
Pimelodus maculatus around 8inches (Spotted Pictus)
Pimelodus ornatus around 12inches (ornat pictus)
there is also a
Pimelodus tetramerus i have never seen had nor know anythink about this fish

 

[bolty]

and the good old
Pimelodus pictus around 6inches (pictus catfish)

there is 2 "types" of this catfish the Peruvian "type"

and the Colombian "type" (silver pictus)

do get a little bigger in general but like i say 6inches maby a bit bigger

 

[Waldo]

10"

 

[xEchOx]

I'm gonna have to agree with bolty here... at petsmart, I have only seen spotted pictus, and 4-line pictus... The spotted maxes out around 6 inches, (I have one thats a year old, and about 5 inches) and the 4 line gets to about ten inches. (again I have a one year old thats about 9 inches)