Pimelodus pictus group size

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Pimelodus pictus group size

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Hello on my next trip to my lfs I am picking up some Pictus cats and I was wondering if a group of 3 would be ok?
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Whats the size of your tank, and are any other fish in there?
But in general I don´t see a problem with a group of 3 specimens.
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I have a 55 gallon 48x12x20 and I have 8 other catfish
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I would not add Pimelodus pictus at all to this tank, it is too small in my opinion. They are good and persistent swimmers.

Catfish? What kind of catfish?
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Go see my fish list!
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Hey, Bigamefish... who's the one who asks for help ? :-

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that was an ironic question indeed... sorry... o:-)
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Lol is that a trick question?
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Hi,

well, your tank is even now overstocked.
And I am sorry that I didn´t investigate more time to help from the beginning....
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They are all babies and it's a grow out tank I have 2 180 gal tanks on stand by
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Re: Pimelodus pictus group size

Post by Viktor Jarikov »

P. pictus are a shoaling species. They are cheap too and, IMHO, awfully cute. Any size group would be fine, from my experience.
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