Which Catfish Is This?

[camzaro28]

Bought this guy this morning, and just cant remember what he is! I searched all over the net, and cant find anything remotely close.

 

[Yetti]

Pim pictus I suppose.

 

[CFC]

Pimelodus blochii, sometimes commonly called the four lined pim.

 

[CAC]

Yeah, I was going to say ornate pim, but the stripes dont match, so it would be the blochii. Great looking fish.

Mike

 

[fishfishfish]

man i was hoping i was gunna be the first post and be like " yay i knew the pim".man cfc u shut me down.hahaha

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I don't know if its just me, but he looks more similar to this pim (tetramerus);

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=834


Or no???

 

[CFC]

Possibly but quite unlikely as Pimelodus tetramerus was only discovered and named early this year, they havent started hitting the shops yet and the first imports are likely to be quite expensive as is always the case with Pimeloid catfish species.

http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...m.php?news=1188

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Sometimes though you do occasionally end up with very rare fish getting mixed in with the more common ones at shops because they look so similar, so i guess its still a posibility (even if small one)- its stripes just don't seem right for Pimelodus blochii to me, they are a lot more distinct looking on this fish than what i have seen on Pimelodus blochii in general.