Pimelodus ornatus • Pimelodidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Pimelodus ornatus** Kner, 1858
Common Name(s)	Ornate Pimelodus
Type Locality	Suriname; Rio Negro and Cuiabá, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Megalonema rhabdostigma
Pronunciation	pim ee LOW duss - or NAT uss
Etymology	(Greek)Pimele=Fat + (Greek)odous=teeth.
Species Information
Size	280mm (11") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	A real show fish and a distinctive member of the genus making it difficult to confuse with others. Has a larger head than most other Pimelodus.
Sexing	Not known.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Peru, Surinam, Northern Brazil Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 7.2
Temperature	24.0-25.0°C or 75.2-77°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	An unfussy omnivore. Most prepared foods are taken and the fish will happily gorge itself on live or frozen foods. Bloodworm induces a feeding frenzy and is good for acclimatizing new, smaller acquisitions. The fish will eat huge amounts in one day, its belly swelling to resemble a marble and can comfortably live off this for up to a week.
Furniture	These fish will be considerably more active if given lots of cover at the sides of the aquarium that they can dart into when spooked. Floating plants are also a good idea as water current is unimportant.
Compatibility	Peaceful but will eat smaller fishes.
Suggested Tankmates	Larger active fish such as tetras, most barbs and gouramis. They can also be kept in groups but do not suffer from being kept singly. Angelfish and other ''graceful'' fish are sometimes bothered by this species' barbels particularly during ''lights-out''.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Further Information
References	Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 26 (s. 373) - pp411 [41] - Pl. 6 (fig. 18) Ros, Wolfgang (2008): Ein Schmuckstück im Aquarium: Der Raubwels Pimelodus ornatus, Aquaristik-Aktuell (4): 54-57.
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Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Pimelodus ornatus Kner, 1858

Common Name(s)

Ornate Pimelodus

Type Locality

Suriname; Rio Negro and Cuiabá, Brazil.

Synonym(s)

Megalonema rhabdostigma

Pronunciation

pim ee LOW duss - or NAT uss

Etymology

(Greek)Pimele=Fat + (Greek)odous=teeth.

Species Information

Size

280mm (11") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

A real show fish and a distinctive member of the genus making it difficult to confuse with others. Has a larger head than most other Pimelodus.

Sexing

Not known.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Peru, Surinam, Northern Brazil
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.0 - 7.2

Temperature

24.0-25.0°C or 75.2-77°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

An unfussy omnivore. Most prepared foods are taken and the fish will happily gorge itself on live or frozen foods. Bloodworm induces a feeding frenzy and is good for acclimatizing new, smaller acquisitions. The fish will eat huge amounts in one day, its belly swelling to resemble a marble and can comfortably live off this for up to a week.

Furniture

These fish will be considerably more active if given lots of cover at the sides of the aquarium that they can dart into when spooked. Floating plants are also a good idea as water current is unimportant.

Compatibility

Peaceful but will eat smaller fishes.

Suggested Tankmates

Larger active fish such as tetras, most barbs and gouramis. They can also be kept in groups but do not suffer from being kept singly. Angelfish and other ''graceful'' fish are sometimes bothered by this species' barbels particularly during ''lights-out''.

Breeding

Unreported in the aquarium.

Further Information

References

Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 26 (s. 373) - pp411 [41] - Pl. 6 (fig. 18)
Ros, Wolfgang (2008): Ein Schmuckstück im Aquarium: Der Raubwels Pimelodus ornatus, Aquaristik-Aktuell (4): 54-57.

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