Pimelodus ornatus
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i have one here in the uk, had him for 6 months since he was 3 inch, he's close to seven now living in a 300g with agressive cichlids and doing fine... he's very quick and always active. feeds on white fish and catfish pellets. great rare little catfish, full of character. i paid 30 pounds so about 40/45 dollars.
The only place I've seen them for sale in the NE was Shark Aquarium, Hillside, NJ. I bought 3 ~3" for $25 each.
Do you need other info?
Do you need other info?
Actually yeah. Do they stay together or stay by themselves? I am asking because I want to know if I should get one or several. The petshop by me has them for $45. They had three, but now I only see two. The worker there told me that they are always jumping into diffrent tanks. I will call shark aquarium tomorow. How long ago did you get them?
Thanks.
Do you keep it by it's self.
IME and from I read, they are close to the most common P. blochii in all regards. Mine three sometimes hung together other times swam on their own. I don't think they need to be kept in groups but it is always nice to see the dynamics of a group (unless the fish fight, which should not be the case here).
$45 is a bit steep but still within the norm given their infrequency.
I got mine in 2008.
Just as with blochii, they will eat small tankmates. They don't touch anything that does not fit in their mouth.
Have you read their profiles on PCF, SeriouslyFish, etc.? They are not that rare that their descriptions are hard to find. I mean, whatever I read about them, I found true in the three I had. Unfortunately, our love affair didn't last over a year (I lost them during my move from upstate NY to FL). Mine grew from ~2.5" to ~4"-5" in the year I had them. I wish I could tell you more and how 12" ones behave but that's hopefully in the future.
$45 is a bit steep but still within the norm given their infrequency.
I got mine in 2008.
Just as with blochii, they will eat small tankmates. They don't touch anything that does not fit in their mouth.
Have you read their profiles on PCF, SeriouslyFish, etc.? They are not that rare that their descriptions are hard to find. I mean, whatever I read about them, I found true in the three I had. Unfortunately, our love affair didn't last over a year (I lost them during my move from upstate NY to FL). Mine grew from ~2.5" to ~4"-5" in the year I had them. I wish I could tell you more and how 12" ones behave but that's hopefully in the future.
