Robert Paulson the Salminus brasiliensis (Argentinian Golden Dorado) growout thread

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Tank and everything looks really good Al. What kind of cats are those and what is the lone cichlid hanging in the back?
 

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They're Horabagrus brachysoma common name sun or eclipse catfish
 

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I've been thinking about getting some of those cats,they might go well with my dats...Speaking of,good looking three bar indo hogging up the camera lol.
 

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Tank and everything looks really good Al. What kind of cats are those and what is the lone cichlid hanging in the back
Thanks Don!

Like Deven mentioned, Sun or Eclipse cats. I suspect they were harassing the puffer, so they wound up in with the outcasts. The Cichlid came from my mom lol. NO clue what it is. I thought it would be a wolf chew toy but they won't even mess with a little Cichlid. He's been nothing but problomatic, passed tank to tank, even lived in the filter for a while. I need to just give him away to someone that would appreciate him. The only problem I have is I can't seem to catch the lil bugger..... :(
 

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I've been thinking about getting some of those cats,they might go well with my dats...Speaking of,good looking three bar indo hogging up the camera lol.
Really neat little catfish. Great little clean up crew, don't get huge and out compete tank mates, and even seem halfway active during the day. But do seem they can be aurnry to slow moving passive fish like a puffer.....

I can't hardly even take pics without that big ol Dat in the way..... Wish I was into Dats, the guy has a great personality, always first to greet, but he's headed out to VLDesign one of these days.
 

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Just about any dat enthusiast would be happy to have it with that description,what's it eating?
 

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Just about any dat enthusiast would be happy to have it with that description,what's it eating?
Not too picky, about any kind of fish, shrimp, massivore. Even took a few shots at the smaller Masheer when they first went in.... lol

I kind of wish it would have left a long time ago, I might actually be a little sad to see him go.... :(
 

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Yeah,I can see how you would be.
 

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Update on Mr Paulsen........

He's settled into the big tank, and seems happy enough to start getting his man lumps back, and has also established himself as the fastest swimming fish in the tank as he seems to constantly pace the tank swimming just a bit faster then anything he comes across. :grinno:

I saw the Dat chasing him around a bit so the Dat's headed to the meat locker - the 180 tied to the big tank's system, home to the male rays, a big knife and the evil Frankie Mr. Hyde. Everything else seems fine. The Wolves are fine with him so far. Brycon and Masheer seem to follow his lead and swim with him at times.

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