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Pictus Catfish
Pimelodus pictus
Family: Pimelodidae
📍 Amazon & Orinoco Basins, South America
Active, silver catfish with black spots and long barbels. Schools in the wild so keep in groups of 3+. A mid-water swimmer unlike most catfish. Will eat small fish that fit in its mouth.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 6.0–7.0
- diet
- carnivore
- maxSize
- 5 inches
- minTankSize
- 55 gallons
- temperature
- 73–81°F (23–27°C)
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Temperature
73–81°F
23–27°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Mar high)