Aurea the golden/flash tiger catfish (Brachyplatystoma juruense) growout & color experiment

[Fishman Dave]

Gutted for you guys. Lost a whole marine tank last year to a heater locking in the on position, first time that’s happened to me in 40 years.
Hope you can find another nice patterned fish soon and try again.
Gutting but don’t give up, I hate loosing fish. My wife thinks it’s the money but it’s not, it’s only cash and as my old mum says, you can’t take it with you when you go!
As for the vulture , they cannot be kept with Goonch. I think it’s to do with the way the Goonch swim. Almost act like a wounded fish and that attracts the vultures to bite them. Thankfully the crater mine made is healing well.

 

[Iamfish]

Im so sorry for your loss, hopefully you can find another one soon so you can continue the experiment. I am very curious to see how it turns out.

 

[Dovii kid]

Sorry for your loss. Your juruense was a looker. Hoping you find another.

 

[Chicxulub]

Thanks, folks.

For what it's worth my hypothesis seems to have been playing out as expected. Even after death and the beginning of the degradation of her skin, the little bit of yellow she had begun to express more or less stayed- indicating that the yellow in a juruense is in fact environmental. It's a stain in their integument, not an expression of melanophores or the like.

This was a giant kick in the nuts, but I mean to find another and get on with the experiment. It may have to wait until I've got the 550 running however, as I have been procrastinating badly on that.

 

[fishhead0103666]

Is this what you’re looking for?

Flash Juruense Catfish (Brachyplatystoma juruense)

A remarkably patterned, large-growing predatory catfish, the Juruense or False Tigrinus is widely distributed throughout the Amazon Basin, where it is a prized food fish. Although juvenile fish tend to be a drab dark gray with some striping, as they grow this fish will develop a striking pattern...

www.aqua-imports.com

 

[Chicxulub]

Is this what you’re looking for?

Flash Juruense Catfish (Brachyplatystoma juruense)

A remarkably patterned, large-growing predatory catfish, the Juruense or False Tigrinus is widely distributed throughout the Amazon Basin, where it is a prized food fish. Although juvenile fish tend to be a drab dark gray with some striping, as they grow this fish will develop a striking pattern...

www.aqua-imports.com

Yes, that's the species.

The issue I have is that I'm looking for one with an unusual, oddball pattern. There's not as many of those, and I am doubtful I'll get what I want ordering blindly.

Thank you for your effort however

 

[koltsixx]

Again Rob, I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you find another oddball when the time is right.

Sorry to hear both you guys. I've lost thousands of fish over 12 years, half of them valuable. It's either you grow some skin or leave the hobby or go insane. The last two options are not for me. I hope and pray they are not for you either.

koltsixx Kolt, that relatively little wound could not have been the cause of death, could it? Something similar happened between Dave's yarelli and vulture except his vulture made a horrible crater in yarelli. Fishman Dave has got it in his thread. Have you seen it?

I'm not sure then what caused it. The hole was considerably bigger and his spine was exposed so I moved him to my tank with a Mega and some Dorbignyi. The hole quickly healed but he never ate and then one day he had just passed during the night. It's sad because I really like Yarelli but have had nothing but bad luck with them and always my error in tankmates. One was chewed up by some Pygopristis, then another was eaten by my Trachy's then I had this beauty who lived with the Trachys fine and I get a Vulture and wound up losing him too.

Sorry guys. That is tough. Having nurtured your favorite fishes for such a long time. My condolences.

Thanks a lot man, I appreciate it, it was heartbreaking for me as he was my favorite.

Gutted for you guys. Lost a whole marine tank last year to a heater locking in the on position, first time that’s happened to me in 40 years.
Hope you can find another nice patterned fish soon and try again.
Gutting but don’t give up, I hate loosing fish. My wife thinks it’s the money but it’s not, it’s only cash and as my old mum says, you can’t take it with you when you go!
As for the vulture , they cannot be kept with Goonch. I think it’s to do with the way the Goonch swim. Almost act like a wounded fish and that attracts the vultures to bite them. Thankfully the crater mine made is healing well.

Thanks man, much appreciated. I'm glad you had better luck with your beauty. And I agree the Vulture left my Dorbignyi, Apurensis, Trachys and Xanthic Nigrita alone. So something about the Yarelli must have set him off as since then he still hasn't attacked any other fish with him.

 

[Chicxulub]

I miss this fish. This loss gutted me.

I want to try again.

 

[Kayden]

I miss this fish. This loss gutted me.

I want to try again.

do it!!!
Read through the whole thread, sorry for your loss there at the end. Perhaps if I were júrense catfish become available again I may get one and PM you to see what your secret is