Golden Pimelodella (Pimelodella chagresi) — Photo: Ictiologia Universidad Católica de Oriente, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Golden Pimelodella

Medium (2"+) / Quarantined / Wild-Caught
$25.50
$25.50
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Golden Pimelodella (Pimelodella chagresi) — Photo: Ictiologia Universidad Católica de Oriente, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Golden Pimelodella (Pimelodella chagresi) — Photo: Ictiologia Universidad Católica de Oriente, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Golden Pimelodella (Pimelodella chagresi) — Photo: Ictiologia Universidad Católica de Oriente, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Golden Pimelodella

Golden Pimelodella

$25.50
$25.50
SizeMedium (2"+)
Quarantine Status
SourceWild-Caught

This golden-hued Pimelodella carries the same trailing, extra-long barbels as its striped relatives, whiskers proportionally long enough to reach past the tail base and sweep a wide sensory field through turbid water. It's an easygoing nighttime forager that does best with company of its own kind.

Care level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful · Max size: ~4" · Min tank: 30 gal · Diet: Omnivore, sinking pellets/frozen

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