Red Tail Catfish Color?

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• Mar 21, 2011

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the color of some red tail catfish from front(lower area) is white(no strip,all white)...n some are gray(making a strip of white color only)..
why is this so?
r these different breeds?
or they belong to diff places?temp diff?

or its due to sex..male female??
or they can change it from white to gray n gray to white?
or any other reason?

pics are attached for reference ail Catfish thailand.jpg]

 

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• Mar 21, 2011

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Two types
Asian redtail(found throughout Asia)
Redtail catfish(Amazon and orinoco basin south America)
i have fished for both in Thailand
and caught both,

 

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thanks for the info dear..
i hav the gray 1...wat are the differences bet both???

 

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• Mar 21, 2011

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Check out www.fishsiam.com.
fantastic range of freshwater fishing in Thailand,
have a look!

 

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asian red tail is totally diff...its this one,right??(pics)

 

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Yeh,thats an Asian redtail

 

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see the initial pics ....2nd n 3rd ...n see the diff...m taking abt thaat diff???

 

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Can't explain that one,
I'm not sure photo 3 is a redtail catfish,
but i will have a look at other species of asian catfish.

 

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• Mar 21, 2011

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Yeh no 3 definatley red tail catfish,
look www.john-tom.com

 

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any1?? to ans ma Q?

 

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Photo 2 red tail that originates in South America,
other photos are Asian Red tails,
different strains,same as lots of other fish!

 

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the 1st 2 pictures are both south american RTC, but their color depends on what they mostly.
so they may be from different areas of the river and are eating different foods....