I got this guy a few days ago and I thought it was a filamentosum but after abit if research I realised that the capapretum looks pretty similar I think it is a capa but I'm not really sure ur help in identifying this fish is greatly appreciated
Filamentosum or Capapretum
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This is definitely what we've come to know on MFK as capapretum. No question, IMO.
This should clarify it for you: http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/piraiba-pictures.520869/
This is definitely what we've come to know on MFK as capapretum. No question, IMO.
This should clarify it for you: http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/piraiba-pictures.520869/
Well since there's always a threat, same question:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s...mentosum-ca-16-17-cm-gross/465779824-138-6118
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s...mentosum-ca-16-17-cm-gross/465779824-138-6118
I've not read of anyone's report on long-term keeping of a capapretum. To get some sense, we'd need at least a dozen of such reports and need them to be more or less reliable. So the max size in captivity is a shot in the dark. Here is my shot: I'd be surprised if they broke 3' even after 5-10 years.
What do you mean by high mortality? AFAIK, the capa is no different from other Brachies and while Brachies are not as hardy as RTC and TSN and Co, they appear not to be particularly susceptible to high mortality, explained or unexplained, except maybe tigs + crustaceans alleged link.
But maybe your point is that there are so very few Brachie adults reported in the hobby. That one has to agree with. I think this is combination of reasons - they are more rare, less hardy, more fussy, some are very skittish, and more expensive.
What do you mean by high mortality? AFAIK, the capa is no different from other Brachies and while Brachies are not as hardy as RTC and TSN and Co, they appear not to be particularly susceptible to high mortality, explained or unexplained, except maybe tigs + crustaceans alleged link.
But maybe your point is that there are so very few Brachie adults reported in the hobby. That one has to agree with. I think this is combination of reasons - they are more rare, less hardy, more fussy, some are very skittish, and more expensive.
Right but RTC and TSN, as sad and wrong as it is, are a staple for most LFS, in the USA at least. Chains, big boxes, and some of the worst LFS all stock them if not year round but regularly.
Brachies are a specialty and among Brachies, only tigs and jurs are common.
So statistics is not in Brachie favor. I'd guess for every 1000-10,000 rtcs and tsns only one Brachie is sold and our hobby is such that, again statistically, we as hobbyists altogether, kill 99.999% of all fish we buy.
Perhaps only 0.001% survives to die of "natural" causes, especially among our beloved large catfish because of how long-lived they are with lifespans of 25-50 years and many perhaps can live a century+. I'd guess 10x more survive into adulthood but it is still a measly 0.01%.
Brachies are a specialty and among Brachies, only tigs and jurs are common.
So statistics is not in Brachie favor. I'd guess for every 1000-10,000 rtcs and tsns only one Brachie is sold and our hobby is such that, again statistically, we as hobbyists altogether, kill 99.999% of all fish we buy.
Perhaps only 0.001% survives to die of "natural" causes, especially among our beloved large catfish because of how long-lived they are with lifespans of 25-50 years and many perhaps can live a century+. I'd guess 10x more survive into adulthood but it is still a measly 0.01%.
