Yellow Fin Chalceus Shoal

[DB junkie]

Where did you get them from if you don't mind? Rapps?

Friggin awesome!

 

[Asian_Redtail_Catfish]

I've never heard of a yellow fin chalceus.

I have a pink tailed chalceus, looks identical although the entire caudal fin on mine is totally pink/purple. Where as yours looks lower half same colour as mine, but upper caudal fin is clear? Is yours a variation of [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]macrolepidotus? or different sp?[/SIZE][/FONT]

Chalceus erythrurus,the lower fin is yellow and the scales tend to stand out more.

 

[Asian_Redtail_Catfish]

Where did you get them from if you don't mind? Rapps?

Friggin awesome!

In my area, this fish is availabe all the time because a wholesaler carries this fish.

Sometimes this fish is labled the Pink tail Chalceus but that is a different species and it looks different.

 

[RubenFitton1]

Has anyone had them with discus before?

 

[tiger15]

There are 2 species of pink tail chalceus under the same common name.

Pink Tail Chalceus Differences

I have two 7" chalceus. They're characteristics are different. I've looked online and there's 2 pink tail species. I'm not sure which one is which. Can anybody confirm the specie for left and right and estimated max size? Thank u.

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One has a round nose and yellow lower fins; the other has a pointed nose and faint red stripe. I have the latter one. I keep one in a 75 gal as they are highly conspecific agressive, so you can either keep one or a group in a big tank.

PTC are surface dweller, and mine has never ventured down for food. Yours are all over the tank, suggesting they are cramped in tight space. They look stressed and I’m surprised they haven’t tear one another up yet.

 

[tiger15]

Has anyone had them with discus before?

I don’t think you have problem keeping PTC with discus. They are only conspecific aggressive, but show no aggression towards other fish. Mine won’t even bother small fish that can fit into his mouth. Keeping alone, mine is inactive and can stay motionless at one place. In a group at the dealer tank, they dart around and battle one another with broken nose apparently from locking jaw or banging glass.

 

[RubenFitton1]

I don’t think you have problem keeping PTC with discus. They are only conspecific aggressive, but show no aggression towards other fish. Mine won’t even bother small fish that can fit into his mouth. Keeping alone, mine is inactive and can stay motionless at one place. In a group at the dealer tank, they dart around and battle one another with broken nose apparently from locking jaw or banging glass.

Thx for the quick reply