P.pinirampu and G.platynema, some pics !

katfishguy · Post by **katfishguy** » 15 May 2003, 18:46

here are some recent pics of two of my catfish:

Pinirampus pinirampu

Goslinea platynema

katfishguy · Post by **katfishguy** » 20 May 2003, 03:53

I guess not many people here are interested in pimelodids,,

BIGblue · Post by **BIGblue** » 20 May 2003, 04:36

Very nice pims. I've never seen a Pinirampus pinirampu. Are they expensive, rare?

Post by **Shane** » 20 May 2003, 04:42

The species name is Pinirampus pirinampu or more commonly "pobre blanco" which I always translate as "White Trash Catfish" (it literally means poor white catfish). It is very common and one of the cheapest catfishes to buy as the meat is OK, but not great. Since it grows to over 30 lbs, I am not sure it is an appropriate aquarium fish. Kind of the Channel Cat of South America.
-Shane

S. Allen · Post by **S. Allen** » 20 May 2003, 06:36

*pointing to B. filamentosum in signature* Shane, you miss that one?

Heh, if he has sufficent tank for the size of that one the other one will be no problem. I would love to see those fish kept properly, I dunno how possible it is without a swimming pool.

But, I have to say I love the look of the Pinirampus, and had actually considered it briefly, but I've got enough in the giant fish department for now. Never have seen any for sale up here in the US, or even seen it on a stock list.

TiGrInUs · Post by **TiGrInUs** » 22 May 2003, 02:21

I dont know what you mean by common..as in the amazon or around your area? There are none in any fish stores around here, also we are keeping the catfish to enjoy, not eating them so what does any of the "bad meat talk" matter? Man you didnt say one nice thing and these cats are very nice! Katfishguy has expeirence with the big pims, tank sizes arent an issue here...

Post by **Rusty** » 22 May 2003, 02:48

All Shane is saying is P. pirinampu is extremely common around his part of town. Same deal with Ictalurus punctatus... super common in the States (even cultivated as a food fish) but rarely if ever seen in European/Asian/African fish stores.

As Scott said, a swimming pool would probably be needed to house a full grown P. pirinampu comfortably. They get HUGE.

Rusty

Post by **Shane** » 22 May 2003, 05:08

Tigrinus,
It was not the point of my message to say anything good or bad about the fish in question. Big Blue asked if they were expensive or rare and I pointed out that they are a common food fish here in Colombia. The fact that the meat is not very good was just a factoid since I doubt Katfishguy has any intentions of eating his pet. As I said, pobre blanco, in terms of rarity and expense, is the South American equivalent of the channel cat (which is also common, cheap, and does not taste very good). I can not speak to what is in the fish stores where you live, especially since you have not added your location data. I also find it hard to believe that tank size, especially when we are talking about a 30 pound fish, is not an issue for Katfishguy or any other any aquarist.
-Shane

general-sherman · Post by **general-sherman** » 22 May 2003, 14:09

a swimming pool would house the fish=yes
comfortably? no.

TiGrInUs · Post by **TiGrInUs** » 24 May 2003, 19:57

ahh sorry..mis understanding kinda. It seemed like you just wanted to post what you knew about the fish instead of giving katfishguy a compliment about it. Availability depends on where you are i guess. Boy is my face red

. So shane, what kind of catfish do you keep....seems like all the cats im interested in are your natives. Again sorry for the mis understanding.

Post by **Shane** » 26 May 2003, 04:19

Tigrinus,
No worries. What I keep changes pretty often as I am always bringing home new things. Today I brought home some pretty blue hued Pimelodus and a very interesting Pseudopimelodus. Both will get too big, but I brought them home to photo mostly. In a few weeks I'll drop them off at an exporter friend of mine who is always happy to take in the strange fishes I collect. For now, I mostly have loricariids, but also four spp. of doradids that I brought back from the Amazon last week as well as some random Corydoras, Brochis and Hoplosternum which I have collected.
After we finished collecting today we walked up to a nearby restaurant (on the Rio Magdalena) and bought lunch. It came with soup that was tasting really good until I pulled up my spoon and it had one of the small Pimelodus sp. we had been collecting on it. The funny thing was that we had ordered dorado for lunch (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxi) so I guess you start with the small pims and move up for the main course!
-Shane

P.pinirampu and G.platynema, some pics !

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