Enjoy!!!
platynemum is a catfish that I wanted to keep for many years. It was disappointing to finally get one in and it was DOA. Oh well. All other fish in that shipment very nice and healthy. I want to try again sometime and see if I can't get them off live. I've not had a catfish yet that I couldn't ween off live. Hopefully this one won't be my downfall lol.
Yup. I've always wanted to keep one since I was a kid lol. I thought they looked awesome in all the catfish books I had.The batch john (snookn21) brought in right? I really wanted one but didn't end up pulling the trigger don't remember why but it's a decision I regreted (as I couldn't find another until this one popped up) Hopefully all is well while i'm away knowing that she's already been eating prawns makes it a little easier I will definately update in a new thread when I return
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Looks just like the one I ordered in a few years ago.
I don't know that it is surprising to me that they have a poor record of transport. Brachyplatystoma in general all seem to fair poorly in transport, in particular this species. I also agree that john does not have the time to put into weaning his fish as the people who are recieving them do. I to day have not had any issues weaning catfish off of live. Some are more stubborn than others, but even jur, and fila(or capapretum) were relatively easy. I think my most difficult fish was planiceps. It was a large size and had been fed live it's whole life when I recieved it. I will try for a slobbering catfish again in the future when I find them available again. I think these fish need strong air supply as well as current to do well in aquarium settings.
