What is B. capapretum? Is it a recent name change? I know of B. vaillanti and B. flavicans. I also heard there is a B. vaillanti/flavicans natural hybrid.

Oh yeah it should be good with your tankmates except the F/w barracudas unless the baracudas are large. The juruense will outgrow them most likely and swallow them down like spighetti

They are easy to keep alive. I have owned around 6 or so and I only killed one because It ate a suction cup I had left in my tank, so it suffocated. It was 16". A 4x2x2ft will last for a little longer than a year or so before you need a bigger tank. They like softer/ acidic waters so a pH of 6.3-7 ...

Try live black worms...they cant resist

You can get them at most fish stores. When you buy them, they look like a pile of sewage, but are actually small worms.

Well I have not decided not to purchase the zebra pleco.

P. Notatus is just as nice! I have never seen them imported under like 3ft though!!! haha just kidding. I really havent seen them imported under 15".

Im sorry to hear about the juruense man. I dont like seeing fish like that. I hope it heals all right for you. I used to keep a flavicans and that ...

Yes post pics when you get that set up for sure! Your fish are great.

Ahh they are still babies...yes you will have some time before they outgrow your tank, however, like you mentioned it is best to plan ahead!

Yes the 4ft x 12" wide tank will eventually be too small. These pims can get up to 15"+...24" max. Once the limas get around 12-13" or so it should be able to hold its own against oscars.


Oh yeah and welcome to the site!

excellent replies everyone. I guess these really are up to $150 now. I would love to, and did once plan to start a zebra pleco breeding tank. Unfortunatly I do not have the money. Im still debating whether I should get this fish or not. Maybe I could raise it and eventually sell it to a breeder. It ...

Thanks dude...heres some updaters. The tigrinus will be gone this weekend, since i have sold it. No time or money.

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I agree over feeding is definatly a problem when it comes to the brachyplatystomas. I feed mine raw market shrimp every other day and im sure i could feed less than this. So far I have raised two tigrinus up to 13"+(one 13" and the other 18") successfully...ive also kept many juruense- one up too 16 ...

Hey there,,,well the lima is eventually going to out grow some of those fish. And some of these fish may become snacks. Seems like you have the lima on a good diet. A 75 gallon tank will be ok for while. A 180g+ in my opinion, would be the minumum size tank to house and adult lima in. They get 15 ...

Just how much do these go for now a days? My lfs got one in that is about an inch. It is going for $150US dollars. Last i saw 3" were going for $75,,,are they really up to $150 for a one inch specimen? Please let me know because I am thinking about purchasing or trading for it. thanks

yup the drip acclimation is the best way to go. A pH of 8.0 is pretty high for a tigrinus...im not saying it won't work, but that is pretty hard water.

im glad they found the jau cat

Are you able to give it adequate housing as it grows?

A key question to ponder before one makes a commitment.

Very true. B. flavicans can be hard to get off of live food. They will take to prepared though. Flavicans need alot of space otherwise they will freak out and bang their nose which is ...

I used to drop small peices of raw shrimp into the aquarium after I turned the lights out. In the mourning take the peices out if they aren't eaten. You can try the same with pellets. Eventually mine took to shrimp and is now a PIG.

Thanks pictus man! I tried hard to get those to last pics! On the one you like one of the barbels are out of focus though, so it is not the perfect picture. :lol:

Kev,,,good luck. And take some pics of the pati when you get it!

fishmadbarry, my juruene's pattern changes all the time. Somtimes it ...

Are going to try and breed the leos?? I really like those Luciopimlodus Pati,,,i have never seen them available around here though .

Updaters!

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Thanks Rense! They don't get too big,,, compared to the other giants atleast.

kev, amazing pictures! So what do you do with the fish you collect? I cant even imagine how fun it would be to collect leopoldi! thanks for posting those pics,,,i enjoyed them.

That is funny you say that...i had plans for a leo. I don't have the correct filteration or money to get a leo now though. I just graduated high school, and about to enter college. Money is going to be low. Someday I will make it too brazil. Have any pics of your collecting trip?? :D That is my ...

excellent :D

some more pics,,,kind of old. Ill have more when i transfer into the new tank.

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OH MAN!!! That tank is so nice! Seems like you have the same taste in fish as I do. All your leos have very nice looking patterns.

What do you filter that with?? 3 rays make a lot of mess!

i have a 14" Jurense in with my 3 Leopoldi's :D .When i turn the light's on in the mornin he start's swimming around waiting for prawn's, if i feed them during the day as soon as the prawn's hit the water he's up to the top munching :lol: .

Kev


Hey! That is one active juruense! I feed mine ...

that is one hell of a cool stingray!!!!
how big would a tank have to be to hold one of those comfortably?? how big was your tank then??
and nice pics of that tank!! the one with the tree stuff in!! its seriously cool

The tank holding the rays was a 180g. The black and white spotted ray(P ...

Brachyplatystoma juruense is a great looking fish. Is it true that is pnly gets about 2 feet. I've never seen them for sale at the local shops that sell RTC and Tiger Shovelnose. Are they excessively rare? Wonderful pictures by the way and great tank. I like the black sand as well, nice touch ...

too many reasons,,,i sold most,and some died.

some more old pics since you all liked the first ones.

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