Leiarius longibarbis(marbled pim)

gage · Post by **gage** » 01 Mar 2007, 02:47

i have had one of these for bout 1 year now, hes bout 12 body and ive raised him since he was 3 inches, my question is how aggressive is this guy goin to get?

heres a pic

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/ ... 1172717192

best pic i could get he likes his cave

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 01 Mar 2007, 10:42

From what I understand, they don't get overly agressive. They tend to like their food, but as they grow bigger they may feed bigger portions less frequently.

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Mats

gage · Post by **gage** » 01 Mar 2007, 22:52

lets get one thing strait all catfish like there food

i was hoping someone would say that, but i wish he got a little more aggressive though because i was hoping to move him with my flowerhorn cichlid, oh well lol

stackersteve · Post by **stackersteve** » 04 Mar 2007, 21:03

These guys seem to grow no matter what you do. I feed mine using this long plastic stick with earth worm impaled on the end. He gets a hold of it and it's like an angry pit bull.
I have to feed each fish to try and control the growth rates and make sure the others get food with this guy around.

grokefish · Post by **grokefish** » 04 Mar 2007, 21:58

He's a cool fish!
Hey stacker steve how are your juruense doing?

stackersteve · Post by **stackersteve** » 05 Mar 2007, 02:38

Groke, He's doing great and shows the most potential of staying healthy and living long of any I have had. I think it has to do largely in part to not feeding it feeder goldies which I was told not to do here on the board.
His new home is coming this week. 4'x3'x18"
I am trying to grow him before the Marble cat is introduced. Right now they are seperated.
My last Marble was 18" and never got into it with any other fish but had to be fed first

gage · Post by **gage** » 06 Mar 2007, 03:11

how big do juruense get, i seen a 5-6 incher today at a lfs and was considering buying him for my 90 gallon (4'x2'x18") does he get to big? and how big is your marbled pim right now?

gage · Post by **gage** » 06 Mar 2007, 03:13

two feet tall and 18" deep

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 06 Mar 2007, 11:13

says 600mm, so around 2 feet.

Whilst these aren't the most active fish, they still need decent swimming space, so I wouldn't recommend keeping one in a tank that isn't at the very least 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. I'm also of the opinion that you shouldn't buy fish until you have a tank to keep it in... That's because life has a tendency to "cause trouble" when it comes to future plans - being made redundant, new girl/boyfriends, new children or other things that make it difficult to "accomodate" the new tank...

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Mats

TheFishGuy · Post by **TheFishGuy** » 11 Apr 2007, 00:53

I had one of these many years ago.... I sure miss him....
Great personality! And was plenty tough enough to live with my c.i.c.h.l.i.d.s.

apistomaster · Post by **apistomaster** » 20 Apr 2007, 21:20

That is the same as my experience. One of the best of the "too big to keep" catfish.