piraiba catfish

Looking to sell my Piraiba, I’ve had her since April of this year and drove all the way to New Jersey to get her from global fish co. Want her to go to a good home she is getting quite spooked in a 24” wide tank and think it’s time to part ways.

Hi Guys, any keepers kind enough to help me ID this type of Piraiba. All help is appreciated :)

Hi I just got this new filamentosum piraiba from steve at exoticfishshop.net as a replacement for the original one which was DOA.They are both supposed to be peru piraiba but this ones snout is very short and an absolute square. The lower jaw is almost protruding further than the upper jaw. Is...

So I purchased this guy about a month ago online and at the time it was listed as a B. Vaillantii. Even the picture online was a true Vaillantii I believe. But since then this catfish has been hiding so I couldn’t really look at him much. Well he’s gotten a bit bolder and now that I’ve had some...

Sorry for piraiba posting much but wanna make this thread on Suriname variant. So others can make reference in the future how it changes over time & cross reference with other variants. Will make monthly update until it gets 2-3' 24th January 2019 - day of arrival 6" (nose tip to caudal...

Question - Does feeding a fila with scallop+mussles (2 times a week) does any harm to the fish? Because I've read that giving to much seafood to tigrinus can have devastating effect eg bloated. Since it is in the same genus, it scared me that they have the same harmful effects. Mine won't take...

Hi guys, new MFK member here. Just wanted to see your thoughts. I have a 9 inch Salton Catfish right now, and im thinking of making a new home for him and some other fish. Would a 2000 gallon tank be too big for him? Is it Bad if a fish has too much space? FYI, with him i might put some other...

Within 24 hours of water change, I got off from work to see my B. Fila and this happen. I thought he jump out and got scratches while I'm gone. But he didn't jump out. It looks like he developed some white spots over his dorsal and head. Also one of his barbels looks damaged. Can anyone give me...

It's been 5 days since the fish arrived. It hasn't eat at all. Did I did something wrong? I really need help.