Pinirampus pirinampu Grow out.

[Rpul]

Brilliant to see you’ve acquired 3 yourself Vicktor. I’ll be out in Florida myself September this coming year. I’ll have to try and swing by on my visit if I find time and you’re available, would be fantastic to see the whole set up in the flesh.

The fish is around the 7” mark roughly, maybe alittle bigger. The growth has been strange. It seems the get deeper first, then longer and repeats that cycle.
Very calm fish overall, dose sometimes argue with the bristle nosed plec. Other than that, no other issues. Greedy, if over fed dose regurgitate food to eat more food. Very bizzar.

The whiskers are really starting to flatten out now.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

I'd consider us very lucky if you visited indeed!

Good to see your specimen survived the power outage. Our 3 are in no hurry to grow, looks like a moderate grower, maybe 0.5-1 inch per month. Ours have a clear pecking order.

 

[Rpul]

It seems I’ve had my first episode of potential trouble with the P.P.

I’ve been away for two days, returned home to find a very clean bite out of my South American lung fish. Considering there is nothing inside that aquarium that could:
1.) causes a bite mark of that size.
2.) causes any damage to others.
3.) the bite shape fits a catfish with a guillotine bite.
4.) eyeing up the area that has been bitten matches the size of the P.P mouth.


It leaves me with no choice to point fingers at the P.P.

Although we’ll on the way to healing up and at amazing speed. I firstly questioned Richard Hardwick , who has readily responded quickly. It would appear he seems to think the P.P has similar habits to the vulture catfish and mouth artillery to match.
I will try to get a confirmation of a friend who has caught a handful of larger specimens whilst out fishing in the Amazon river.

I have noticed the fish has become very territorial over the rock it spends most of its time next to. I have observed it chasing fish off over time. With the lung fish being much slower to react. I suspect this has caused what has happened.

I’ll attach pictures below.

 

[Rpul]

A few months down the line. Not all that much growth in length, but to the depth of the body. Partly my fault also, very busy with work. Feeding have been once / twice a week due to being away. Overall Holding a good
Body shape.
Excuse the alge on the glass, it’s on my list of things to catch up with.

 

[Kayden]

A few months down the line. Not all that much growth in length, but to the depth of the body. Partly my fault also, very busy with work. Feeding have been once / twice a week due to being away. Overall Holding a good
Body shape.
Excuse the alge on the glass, it’s on my list of things to catch up with.

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Love these guys! sorry he is being a bit aggressive for you, you never think of cats at being territorial but they are! he is for sure looking good!

 

[Rpul]

Love these guys! sorry he is being a bit aggressive for you, you never think of cats at being territorial but they are! he is for sure looking good!

Some can be, that’s one thing that’s for sure. I believe the suspect in the end was the group of uara cichlids I was growing out in there. They’ve been moved (yesterday) into the larger tank, so I shall see how things progress with them out of the question. Whilst the P.P still chases other tanks mates away from his favoured position in the aquarium. I’m yet to still see him actually latch on to anything.