Help Identify This Catfish

[Elisabeth83]

I was in this shop today and I saw these awesome little catfish. These ones were small but I've seen bigger ones too. They were kind of worm like, they were black and white like the patterns you see on cows (not spots more like patches), and they had I believe 4-6 whiskers coming out the front. Also I think their top fin was kind of eel like.

I would of payed more attention to their name but I didn't think it would be to difficult to just come home and look on some sites but so far I haven't been able to find them.

 

[Fella]

I was in this shop today and I saw these awesome little catfish. These ones were small but I've seen bigger ones too. They were kind of worm like, they were black and white like the patterns you see on cows (not spots more like patches), and they had I believe 4-6 whiskers coming out the front. Also I think their top fin was kind of eel like.

I would of payed more attention to their name but I didn't think it would be to difficult to just come home and look on some sites but so far I haven't been able to find them.

Kuhli loach?

 

[Elisabeth83]

Nope definitely not a Khuli loach. They were black and white and their whiskers were pretty long.

 

[Soaup]

A blue channel Catfish. I doubt it but maybe??

 

[smithrc]

Indian Clown Catfish??

Planetcatfish

 

[Elisabeth83]

Indian Clown Catfish??

Planetcatfish

Nope Now I really wish I would of payed more attention to the name of them. They are worm like in shape and their dorsal is more eel like...not like a normal pointed dorsal fin you see in many fish.

 

[Teelie]

I think I know what you're talking about but I can't think of the name. If I can find a picture and name, I'll post it. Definitely keep look at PlanetCatfish for it though.

 

[solidshark55]

o my loard thats a cool catfish

 

[Genesis]

its def. gotta be a pictus catfish

PICTUSES RULE!!!!

 

[mellowserra]

Was it a Pseudopimelodus sp.?

Planet Catfish

 

[The-Wolf]

possibly a clarius
http/www.aquarticles.com/images/Marshall...%20Clarias3.jpg

if so steer well clear

 

[CFC]

My first thoughts were one of the Akysis species http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/akysidae/g_245.php but then i thought of Psuedomystus siamensis (formerly Leiocassis siamensis) http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/bagri...udomy/708_f.php or Microglanis iheringi http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/pseud...rogla/303_f.php?

 

[Elisabeth83]

possibly a clarius
http/www.aquarticles.com/images/Marshall...%20Clarias3.jpg

if so steer well clear

Wolf ya got it!! At first I wasn't sure because I only kept finding pictures of them when they were adults thinking to myself gosh no that thing is huge but then I came across pictures of them when they were young and that's them. Yikes I never would of thought they would turn into big monsters

I think they are called Clarias batrachus. Here's what they looked like when I saw them at the shop: http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/clari...larias/90_1.php as well as here: http/www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aquariu...s_batrachus.htm

Thanks everyone for your help!

 

[Fella]

That's so weird! I saw these guys for the first time yesterday in my LFS and thought they were great. I did have an inkling that they'd grow huge though.

They looked full of character though

Glad you found out what it was

 

[The-Wolf]

haha I'm better than CFC

hard cheese old chap





















sorry, I couldn't resist it