Maelys the flash zebra catfish (Brachyplatystoma juruense) growout thread

[Chicxulub]

They are stunners but, but IMO it's your passion that contagious. Man IMHO you single-handedly brought Goonch to the appreciated cat they are. Never mind your contributions to the Characin section among others.

Thank you my brother! I just try to do what I can to share my passion with the hobby. It makes me quite happy to see that it's actually appreciated.

Glad to see you back and on a good path! It just disgust me how vets are treated in this country! Not one of you should ever be homeless!!! Back to fish. With the juruense I had, they would perch on fake plants, right under the water surface and eat from my hands. Very cool fish!

Thank you! I've been out of the Army for three and a half years, and all the VA has bothered to do so far is acknowledge I exist about a year ago. It's... frustrating, especially since I have cancer and could really use their help.

My old jur would perch on my hand and was pretty fearless too. She wasn't nearly as pretty as this one, though.

A jur and a black aro are two dream pick ups, very jealous. Also dig the asoiaf names, I'm a tv pleb though.

Thanks brother! The only thing missing now for this dream to come true is a couple of the smaller payara species holding down the midwater area and this is gonna be a #goals kinda tank!


Also, since this is a growout thread, here's an obligatory cell phone pic. Raw, unfiltered, under saturated and dramatically overexposed; the only change is a crop to focus on the fish.

 

[Aw3s0m3]

I still hate you. Only fish I have are a few fancy goldfish and feeder mollies for my granulatus haha. Glad he's doing well bro!

 

[Chicxulub]

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I still hate you. Only fish I have are a few fancy goldfish and feeder mollies for my granulatus haha. Glad he's doing well bro!

Thanks brother! Hate you too.

Doing well doesn't give this guy enough credit. He's grown almost two inches since he's got here! This ****er blows me away.

 

[headbanger_jib]

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Jurs do grow quite fast
Are you still offering maelys dollars???

 

[Chicxulub]

Jurs do grow quite fast
Are you still offering maelys dollars???

Lol no. The dollars started nipping at both of the gift fish, so I contacted the LFS I got them from and explained the situation with the gifts and what's happening. He agreed to take them back and give me a store credit.

 

[headbanger_jib]

Lol no. The dollars started nipping at both of the gift fish, so I contacted the LFS I got them from and explained the situation with the gifts and what's happening. He agreed to take them back and give me a store credit.

The damn dollars have some nice teeth

 

[Chicxulub]

 

[moe214]

That gold sheen is surely gorgeous!

 

[T1KARMANN]

Hi nice cat I have one growing and have had it since last September it's grown from 8" to around 12-13"

Mine was sold to me as a flash zebra juruense with no offence intended I would say yours is a juruense as the colour on mine is completely different

But I know lighting cam and other factors play a big part so am not saying yours isn't a flash it's just a totally different colour to mine

Mine always hides at the back of my tank behind the weir so it's very hard to get a good pic but at food time it starts swimming like a great white but I'm always up a ladder

All I have is this very old pic

 

[weirdfishlover]

Old pic displays traits of a Flash