Perruno Catfish, Perrunichthys Perruno

[rdp50734]

Has anyone kept this catfish? I would like to know things like temperament, growth rates and just a bit more detail than what some sites are giving. Thanks

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Here's a profile, in case you haven't read it already
http/www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?genus=Perrunichthys&species=perruno&id=218

 

[rdp50734]

Yeah I read that, I was after more first hand experience! I decided against it but then i could always change my mind! 8 of the snakeheads have gone 4 plecs gone, trigon 350 now has new stock! pics and thread to follow with progress!

 

[kizno1]

Ive never heard of anyone on here eeping them so i dont think there will be that many people that can help.
Did you go from what you where thinking in the end or did you change your mind again on the stocking?

 

[rdp50734]

Sort of, I have a large GT 9", flowerhorn 5", syno 9", polypterus delhezi 9" and a 7" senrgal bircher also a juvie Flagtail Prochilodus!

I wasn't holding much hope for the perruno, but thought its worth a try! I was going to put it in with the GT would have looked nice!

 

[kizno1]

Sounds great. What have you done with the other snakeheads? have you got the fish already? Loads of pics ones you do lol

 

[rdp50734]

Yes snakeheads are sold, breeding pair into a 120 on their own, sp peru, blockheads, brown acara, flags a few tetras and Flagtail Prochilodus into a 200,
Trigon now has the GT, syno, birchers, flowerhorn and a 6" rusty plec!
Pics will follow when they all settle, a day or two! Fingers crossed for me!

 

[kizno1]

Sounds good cant wait to see pics

 

[rdp50734]

Well already there's a small problem with the syno and the GT! Syno is a bully!

 

[kizno1]

Well already there's a small problem with the syno and the GT! Syno is a bully!

Really i would have though it would be the other way around. There probably just settling in and sorting out whos boss so i would give it a few days before starting to worry.

 

[rdp50734]

Yeah so would I! It depends, if the GT's fins are damaged in the morning I'll exchange it for the smaller sand coloured one with black spots! I was going to have the 2 but thought against it!

 

[kizno1]

That sounds fair enough. What are the dimension of the tank?

 

[rdp50734]

870 radius 650 deep.

 

[coliebramley]

I had a Perruno Catfish for over 5 years. Amazing catfish, as long as you understand that it will eat anything that it can fit into its mouth (& their mouths are huge!). I got it when it was only a few inches. within 6 months it was about 8 inches and its tank mates started disapearing. I didn't care, he was so beautiful that I loved him more than all my fish combined. He liked to hide in caves with only his long whiskers flowing about tasting the water for food during the day. within a year he was over a foot long. at night he would come out and swim up against the glass like a flamenco dancer in a leopard print dress and his pectoral and dorsal fins were fantanstic. his growth was not as rapid past the 1st year, by his 2nd birthday he was roughly 18 inches and held that length until he was around 3. this was probably due to the size of my tank being only 75 gallons. I would feed him feeder gold fish every 2 weeks, although he was not a picky eater. he was in the tank with several small species, such as a tetras and danios and other small catfish (pengasius sharks, rapheals, plecos and silver tips). for his size he was quite lazy as an adult, preferring slow gold fish rather than trying to catch fast swimming tetras and danios. amazingly he wasn't fond of trying to eat his fellow cats. Eventually he out grew his 75 gallon tank and my husband built him a 300+ gallon heated pond in the backyard where he spend his remaining year. in the pond he became full size at 24 inches +. he was tame enough to eat koi pellets from your hand and preferred to be fed in the evenings when dusk arrived. I highly recommend one if you don't mind having one as an only fish as an adult. He died last year due to a bad water change in the pond. my heart was broken. His name of course was "Perruno".
I've been looking for one for over a year now to replace him but have come up short. I'm still looking...

 

[rdp50734]

Thanks for sharing that!