help! i have a fish similiar to the pictus but..............

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help! i have a fish similiar to the pictus but..............

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it's something else. his spots are in a straight line and has no spots on his fins. the fish has extemely long whiskers as well. any clues?
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<i>Pimelodus blochii</i>.
This it?
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yep, that's it. thanks.

any info on this cat? i tried but can't find a whole lot.
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Post by Silurus »

They're not as sociable as pictus cats and get bigger. Nevertheless, if your tank is large enough, you can easily accomodate more than one and their general care is pretty much like that of pictus cats.
Here are more details.
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