HUGE : Panaque sp. (L418) aka Peru Green Royal Pleco

[amiidae]

This is the largest Panaque sp. (L418) that I have seen.

24-inch TL, weight : 5 Kg !!





Quite interesting that this 24-incher lost its marking while the other smaller 22-inch fish still maintain its stripes.

[DutchFry]

that's just incredible!!

or as Rex Hunt would say, "what a whopper!"

[matthewfaulkner]

Well thats an impressive fish! Although im a fan of Panaque, this fella is quite an ugly one, the head look wrongs to me, still impressive though. The margin of colour on the caudal fin is a nice feature.

[DJ-don]

i just said so many swear words to myself there
what a MASSIVE FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[drd]

That is just a gorgeous catfish i would say !

If i had a enormous 2500 litre tank i would let it stay there for free

[amiidae]

ya, this animal is really impressive.

Well thats an impressive fish! Although im a fan of Panaque, this fella is quite an ugly one, the head look wrongs to me, still impressive though. The margin of colour on the caudal fin is a nice feature.

Matt,

From my observation, Royals do go thru quite a fair bit of changes when they hit certain size.

There is another 22-inch specimen that came in as well. Even though it is merely 2 inches diff in TL, but the width and hump is also reduced by almost 2 inches and the smaller fish still retains the stripes. It is like looking at a basketball vs a volleyball.

They almost like two diff species all together.

[sunfish]

Wow, that is some massive fish. Really interesting to see how much they will change their color. I'm definitely never ever going to buy a striped Panaque.

I didn't even know they were commercially imported in that kind of sizes.

[Lloydy]

Not very pretty but that still doesn't stop it being a very impressive fish!

[megacat]

WOW !!!!

That fish is awesome

[naturalart]

My kinda beauty, nice fish.

[L number Banana]

Wow, beauty is in the eye, eh? I think it's spectacular in a dinosaur kind of way. It can live in my fantasy tank anyday