Pictus

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Fishworld</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fishworld"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>    </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropical profiles"><U><B>back to profiles</B></U></A><B> </B><B>     </B><B>|      </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropical Stock"><U><B>back to tropical stock</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>Pictus</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="25019a90.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Pimelodus pictus </I></div> <div>  <B>PICTUS</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="343" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="88"><div> size:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="240"><div> up to 5" (12cm)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="88"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="88" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="240"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="240" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="88"><div> position:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="240"><div> bottom-middle</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="88"><div> pH:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="240"><div> 6.5 to 7.5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> temperature:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#66CCFF WIDTH="240"><div> 73ºF to 82ºF</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="343" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="333"><div> <B>Community fish:</B>  Yes ( with other larger predatory fish)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="333"><div> <B>Diet:</B> Anything including live or frozen foods, flakes & pellets.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="333"><div> <B>Temperament:</B> Not aggresive but extremely predatory</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 132 WIDTH="333"><div> <B>Comments:</B> Do not keep this fish with anything small or it will be considered as dinner. Other larger catfish or fish such as gouramis, some of the bigger cichlids etc make good tank mates for them.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>