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Has anyone kept pimelodus blochii?

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rumblesushi

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I recently got one around 4 inches, and I really like it. Cute, active catfish.

What is your experience wiht them? Growth rate etc, and when they are adult how aggressive are they?
 
I don't know, I have one that is hybrid with a tsn it is around 16" right now grown about 3" in the 7 or 8 months I have had him. Wish I could be more help
 
I had a catfish that was identified on another site as P. blochii. It was around 6-7" SL when I got it and I never measured to see if it got any larger though I'm sure it did grow some. It was actually rather aggressive towards other bottom feeders, especially at feeding time. some of my other cats (synos) were kinda ragged most of the time until I traded it to an lfs. now the other cats' fins have healed up and they look great so I'm sure it was the blochii that was the culprit. :)
 
Here's the hybrid I was talking about for giggles, he's the one on bottom.

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Thanks for the pics, nice fish.

Though Jason - if that is definitely a blochi I probably have something else. Mine is a juvenile, it has big eyes and a couple of stripes running lengthways. I'll try and get a shot.
 
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