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Ned,

Quick question about Syno Petricolas, not specifically the ones you just sent me. I see some places have two Petricola species listed (including planet catfish), one being a dwarf. I thought all Petricola stayed pretty small- is there really a dwarf species?

Thanks,

Ben

i don't know

I just picked up 6 myself and was reading up on them.In FAMA,or
one of those magazines,I did read that their was a smaller(4 inch max.) and a larger (6 inch max.) Petricola.
Pretty much everything else I have read states they reach a max.
size of 4 inches.
Probably are 2 types w/ the smaller one being more available.


Tom

I agree

Petricola 'Burundi' is supposedly the large 'true' petricola species, maxing out around 5 or 6 inches.

the other petricola are 'dwarf' supposedly.

truth be told though, I have raised both Burundi and others and they all come out pretty much the same at around 4 inches.
maybe in the lake they get bigger....never seen any WC ones to prove that though.

Thanks for the reply and info.(FISHMOMMY).
BTW Always enjoy looking at your fish pics.
Your overdue in posting some more..............


Tom

Thanks for the info! That is pretty much what I suspected- I haven't reallt seen or heard of Petricola exceeding 4". I have few juveniles, so I was wondering what to expect. My brother in law has a 4" Petricola that hasn't grown in over a year. Some websites have two species listed, others don't.

I agree with TL, you do post great pics fishmommy!

thank you
Fish are pure beauty to me. Living art!