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What kind of pim?
Posted: 17 Mar 2004, 13:40
by 00 MooRRii 00
He looks alot like a Leiarius longibarbis. But the head is weird. The colour pattern is also off. In person he looks much more orange (all over base colour) with small black spots over the entire fish without any markings that resemble a longibarbis'. What you guys think? he is ~27"
Posted: 17 Mar 2004, 14:09
by Silurus
It's an L. longibarbis with a deformed ethmoidal region (the snout). Such deformities are fairly common in catfishes.
hmmm
Posted: 18 Mar 2004, 08:24
by 00 MooRRii 00
Still doesnt explain the colouration. COMPLTELY different from my other two. and alos every other one i have seen
Posted: 18 Mar 2004, 18:38
by katfishguy
to me it looks like a hybrid,, may be with Paulicea lutkens(aka Jau/amazon cat)
Posted: 20 Mar 2004, 06:43
by DeepFriedIctalurus
Is it the same age as the others? Maybe the spots break up w/ age, correct me if I'm wrong.
Raised in the same sized tank? Reason I ask is I've seen fish deformed by growing up in way undersized tanks end up looking like that. Like 15"+ common ple cos forced to grow into 30 gallon tanks (oh yes, I made them buy a bushynose after bringin these in)
Tyler
nope
Posted: 20 Mar 2004, 07:57
by 00 MooRRii 00
This is the oldest of the ones i own. Howveer this fish has always had ample space. Ive had it since it was 8" (the store kept it only for s hort time) from 8-18" it was in a 300gal from then on its been in a 450. So i dont think space has been an issue.
Posted: 20 Mar 2004, 09:48
by DeepFriedIctalurus
That's wierd....I would tend to agree with Silurus then. Maybe this fish was just dealt a very mixed hand from the genetic deck of cards. That could've included it's strange pattern too.
Anyway, just how old is it?
hey
Posted: 20 Mar 2004, 14:30
by 00 MooRRii 00
I have had the fish roughly 24months in which time its grown from 8" to 27-28". So id say its about 2.5-3years at the oldest.