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by neelhound
26 Aug 2010, 23:02
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Pimelodus ornatus + pimelodus pictus?
Replies: 2
Views: 739

Re: Pimelodus ornatus + pimelodus pictus?

I am also considerign adding a large gold nugget, Ive only kept small ones and have read that these are very territorial. Would this be okay with some pictus and an ornatus or would they fight/it be too crowded? thanks
by neelhound
26 Aug 2010, 19:09
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Pimelodus ornatus + pimelodus pictus?
Replies: 2
Views: 739

Pimelodus ornatus + pimelodus pictus?

Hi I have a 12" pimelodus ornatus in a 6x2x2 and i'm considering adding a shoal of pim pictus, would this be possible if I get large specimens?(more than a third of his size I guess)
Or will there be problems? thanks
by neelhound
22 Jun 2009, 19:57
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Agitated bolt catfish
Replies: 6
Views: 1666

Re: Agitated bolt catfish

yep we just got a barometer and its going crazy :lol:
but with the bolt i do love him, and whatevers causing it id like to get to the bottom of, although it looks bad i drop a prawn in and he eats it so it can't be that bad, and he has been stressed with the more aggresive geos bullying him(which ...
by neelhound
21 Jun 2009, 19:40
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Agitated bolt catfish
Replies: 6
Views: 1666

Re: Agitated bolt catfish

Hi
I sometimes put on an airstone but there are 2 big spraybars in the 6x2x2 and they are about 2ft long each agitating the surface well
Ph is just a bit under 7
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate between 20 and 50 closer to 20
I have used aquarium salt for parasite a while ago i heard it might be bad for ...
by neelhound
21 Jun 2009, 16:31
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Agitated bolt catfish
Replies: 6
Views: 1666

Re: Agitated bolt catfish

ho woops i put this in the wrong place but i donno how to move it...
by neelhound
21 Jun 2009, 16:30
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Agitated bolt catfish
Replies: 6
Views: 1666

Agitated bolt catfish

Hi i have a bulky 12in bolt cat in my 6x2x2. hes always in the shade and gets agitated a lot ramming into the sides of the tank and jumping, sometimes scaring my geos, usually hes peaceful.Recently hes been agitated a lot more and the water hasnt been meddled with or anything, and hes hurting ...
by neelhound
08 Feb 2009, 14:45
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Calophysus macropterus
Replies: 2
Views: 926

Calophysus macropterus

Anybody had any experience with these? Would a 35cm specimen attack a 15" jardini?
How would it do with
6in blue phantom
9" megalodoras
8in goldie
3 7in red tail tinfoils that will be sold soon

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