Page 1 of 1

Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus l001 max size

Posted: 28 Jul 2014, 22:22
by natteheks
Has anybody ever seen a 19 inch / 500 mm Joselimaianus? I regularly post on a Danish forum and there is a user who insists that they get just as big as Gibbiceps. When I enquire where he has seen this specimen he says they had it in a shop where he used to work. Is it possible that he is right?

Re: Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus l001 max size

Posted: 28 Jul 2014, 23:45
by tagamasid1023
Never seen any bigger than a foot in captivity. Perhaps in the wild it is possible.

Re: Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus l001 max size

Posted: 29 Jul 2014, 08:14
by Jools
We have this discussion every now and again. First of all make sure everyone is talking about either TL or SL. Then ask them to provide a picture with a tape measure. It's amazing how bad everyone is as estimating the size of fishes.

I've not seen on that big (SL).

Jools