Yup... prices for these are at the top! Its really rare tho... they rarely appear at the shipping boxes... only the b.capapretum... which is not as rare
Piraiba catfish
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That's a real piraiba my boys! Holy hell what a nice fish! We don't see many of these! 
That's a real piraiba my boys! Holy hell what a nice fish! We don't see many of these!
Thankss!! I dont see many as well...
Welcome to the MFK!
Very good to see more guys like you. As for the piraiba ID, to my eye it looks genuine but I'd not jump to conclusions. Fugupuff (our resident expert on filamentosum) has mentioned Brachie hybrids and the EXTREME rarity of genuine filamentosum that made me doubt every supposed fila I see
He is travelling in SA at the moment, hopefully he will chime in when he returns, if not, we'll poke him. But again, yours strike me as true. Very close to Fugupuff's pics of true baby filamentosum:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/piraiba-pictures.520869/
Very good to see more guys like you. As for the piraiba ID, to my eye it looks genuine but I'd not jump to conclusions. Fugupuff (our resident expert on filamentosum) has mentioned Brachie hybrids and the EXTREME rarity of genuine filamentosum that made me doubt every supposed fila I see
He is travelling in SA at the moment, hopefully he will chime in when he returns, if not, we'll poke him. But again, yours strike me as true. Very close to Fugupuff's pics of true baby filamentosum:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/piraiba-pictures.520869/
Welcome to the MFK!
Very good to see more guys like you. As for the piraiba ID, to my eye it looks genuine but I'd not jump to conclusions. Fugupuff (our resident expert on filamentosum) has mentioned Brachie hybrids and the EXTREME rarity of genuine filamentosum that made me doubt every supposed fila I see
He is travelling in SA at the moment, hopefully he will chime in when he returns, if not, we'll poke him. But again, yours strike me as true. Very close to Fugupuff's pics of true baby filamentosum:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/piraiba-pictures.520869/
Thanks Viktor!! You should get one of these to complete your collection... (if you havnt had one ) its the top of all amazon cats and is in the top 5 largest cats behind the giant mekong and the wels...
Sadly, I haven't even had any kind of shot at it, ever.
And only three months ago I procured my first capapretum... I am lagging behind many great catfish keepers... but still limping along nonetheless
And only three months ago I procured my first capapretum... I am lagging behind many great catfish keepers... but still limping along nonetheless
Sadly, I haven't even had any kind of shot at it, ever.
And only three months ago I procured my first capapretum... I am lagging behind many great catfish keepers... but still limping along nonetheless
Oh but you definitely still fall into the ranks of the great catfish keepers my friend! Few in this hobby are as dedicated and knowledgeable as you!
With a LOT of help from my friends, first and foremost on MFK and PCF
