AquaticRepublic.com - Pseudoplatystoma sp. hybrid(4) (Pimelodidae) All Fishes

One year old, 12" SL
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Six years old, 2 ft SL
Six years old, 2 ft SL

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Scientific Name	Pseudoplatystoma sp. hybrid(4)
Common Name
Pronunciation	SUE doh plah tee stow mah
Etymology	(Greek)Pseudos=False +(Greek)platys=flat +(Greek)stoma=mouth.
Species Information
Size	915mm or 36" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Appears to be a hybrid of Psuedoplatystoma and Leiarius spp., probably L. marmoratus and P. tigrinum.
Habitat Information
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temperature	21.0-26.0°C or 69.8-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Requires clean well aerated, regularly changed water can become listless and loses appetite if a regular water change regime is not adhered to.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Carnivore feeding on a very mixed and varied diet including earthworms, whole prawns, mussels, fish fillets, floating sticks/pellets and catfish pellets. User data.
Furniture	Large, spacious tank with open space for night time cruising. A large shady bogwood root or pipe that the catfish can retreat to during the day is also required. Ensure the heater is in the open and not in a place where the catfish may try and hide. When larger a hide is not necessary.
Compatibility	Ideally suited to life with other large fish. These catfish are predatory and will eat smaller fish if hungry. Claimed by some to behave aggressively/territorially towards other catfish.
Suggested Tankmates	Other large catfish such as Oxydoras, Pterodoras and Megalodoras. Other fish should always be over half of its body length.
Breeding	Commercially bred in South American aquaculture farms, highly unlikely in aquaria.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2012 Jul 25 20:14 (species record created: 2012 Jul 25 20:00)