South American Giant BB Cat

[jaws7777]

I was gonna tag him and yellow cat once i was ready lol

 

[jaws7777]

justarn i gotta take the kids out back when im done im gonna net this little sucker and get a good measurement. I got him at 4 to 4.5 inches. If you have any updated pics please post. Head shots !

 

[jaws7777]

Pics from qhen he was 1st purchased in may at probably at around 4 inches.




Pics taken yesterday and today.

Thats 1 inch from may to present.

Justarn's was purchased in june so they started out in our tanks within a month of each other. He is reporting 2 inches of growth.

Yellowcat thebiggerthebetter do you guys still feel this is a p.bufonius ?

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

IIRC it is a species with an exceedingly wide distribution and hence can be subject to variability in appearance.

I'd suggest looking thoroughly through the photos of bufonis and all look-alike species and compare to your pics. I think it looks like a bufonis but to be more sure I'd have to do what I am proposing you do.

And/or posting on Planet Catfish too for an ID.

 

[Yellowcat]

I just did some further research on Rhyacoglanis. In June 2017 a scientific paper: "A New Genus of Neotropical rhelophilic catfishes, with four new species" (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) by Dr. Oscar Shibatta and Dr. Richard Vari, describes the 4 species of Rhyacoglanis including R. Paranensis (30 pages with diagrams, measurements, maps etc. and photos of preserved specimens and a live photo of r. paranensis.) One feature that stands out in r. paranensis is that with the pattern on the caudal fin is that they have a thin black horizontal stripe connected to the wide black vertical band on the tail. Also important is the river systems they come from, the Rio Piracicabo and Rio Paranapanema, both located in southeastern Brazil near Sao Paulo. The fish Jeff Rapps was selling were reported to come from the Rio Toncantins, a tributary of the Amazon, with no apparent connection shown on maps that I can see. Therefore I can only conclude that the fishes in question are p. bufonis, found from Brazil to Venezuela with likely regional variations...

 

[jaws7777]

Well he came in and looks good.

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Hey man hows your little guy doing ?

IIRC it is a species with an exceedingly wide distribution and hence can be subject to variability in appearance.

I'd suggest looking thoroughly through the photos of bufonis and all look-alike species and compare to your pics. I think it looks like a bufonis but to be more sure I'd have to do what I am proposing you do.

And/or posting on Planet Catfish too for an ID.

Yeah i need to log in over there.

I just did some further research on Rhyacoglanis. In June 2017 a scientific paper: "A New Genus of Neotropical rhelophilic catfishes, with four new species" (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) by Dr. Oscar Shibatta and Dr. Richard Vari, describes the 4 species of Rhyacoglanis including R. Paranensis (30 pages with diagrams, measurements, maps etc. and photos of preserved specimens and a live photo of r. paranensis.) One feature that stands out in r. paranensis is that with the pattern on the caudal fin is that they have a thin black horizontal stripe connected to the wide black vertical band on the tail. Also important is the river systems they come from, the Rio Piracicabo and Rio Paranapanema, both located in southeastern Brazil near Sao Paulo. The fish Jeff Rapps was selling were reported to come from the Rio Toncantins, a tributary of the Amazon, with no apparent connection shown on maps that I can see. Therefore I can only conclude that the fishes in question are p. bufonis, found from Brazil to Venezuela with likely regional variations...

Thx man. Appreciate the insight

 

[Catlas Se7en]

https://www.aqua-imports.com/shop/product/giant-bumblebee-catfish-pseudopimelodus-bufonius/

Is this the right catfish? I want one for my bichir tank really bad.

 

[jaws7777]

https://www.aqua-imports.com/shop/product/giant-bumblebee-catfish-pseudopimelodus-bufonius/

Is this the right catfish? I want one for my bichir tank really bad.

Looks exactly like mine. Maybe the others can comment on growth rate but i would not mix this cat with bichirs. Only basing this off my experience with mine. Its only grown an inch since may. Way to slow growing to be housed with anything other than cb sens and that would probably be risky depending on the quality of the bichir

Yellowcat are they typically slow growers ?

 

[Yellowcat]

In my experience with 3 common p. bufonis, they were slow growers, taking 2 or 3 years to reach maximum size of around 8". With the one black bufonis sp. from Peru, it took 3 or 4 years to reach it's max size of 12". It did get along nicely with an albino senegalis bichir for a year or so before I lost the bichir for unknown reasons, not eaten. Keep in mind that p. bufonis are predators, I couldn't wean them off live goldfish and as with many of the pseudopimelodidae family they will co-exist with other species as long as they are well fed but if not, you know the answer. Best kept with fish of their own size or larger is the rule…
Here's a pic of the black one with it's buddy….

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

https://www.aqua-imports.com/shop/product/giant-bumblebee-catfish-pseudopimelodus-bufonius/

Is this the right catfish? I want one for my bichir tank really bad.

To me looks like bufonis. Nice colors but the photo seems too nice. If I had to guess, not of the actual fish for sale.

As many fish, they grow the quickest when small and then slow down a lot.

Yellowcat cute stuff, Kirk. The bichir looks like a snack size. I guess well-fed is the key.