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9-10" Catfish

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by Anonymous, Jan 20, 2009.

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  1. Anonymous

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    I have no idea what kind of catfish this is, any guesses? He/She is about 10" with HUGE "feelers".



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    Anonymous, Jan 20, 2009
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  2. MOD_Dawn

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    I dunno, but I can only imagine the amount of food it takes to maintain their health!
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jan 21, 2009
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  3. Anthony

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    He's pretty cool looking. I've never seen one like that before.
     
    Anthony, Jan 21, 2009
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  4. NoctuVide

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    It looks like a very large pictus, but they only get around 4.5"
     
    NoctuVide, Jan 21, 2009
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  5. Anonymous

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    Im thinking that its not a pictus, but a pictus like catfish. He looks like a blochii or a albofasciatus. There is a heated debate going on elsewhere as to what he is amd all that can be decided is that he is from the Amazon River basins.
     
    Anonymous, Jan 21, 2009
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    Elsewhere being another site? I know of a site that if you have pics of a catfish, you can post it on there and they can help you figure out what it is. I did it with a couple of synos I had, and they helped me come to the conclusion that I already had, that they were hybrids.
     
    NoctuVide, Jan 21, 2009
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  7. Anonymous

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    Yeah, Im putting out feelers on a local forum in NC and then tapping into larger databases. Hybrid is what I am hearing as well.
     
    Anonymous, Jan 21, 2009
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  8. Anonymous

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    Have you tried planet catfish?
     
    Anonymous, Jan 21, 2009
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  9. Anonymous

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    No, Im not a member on that site.
     
    Anonymous, Jan 21, 2009
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  10. Anonymous

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    You should still be able search the files there.
     
    Anonymous, Jan 21, 2009
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  11. NoctuVide

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    lol that's the site I was talking about (planetcatfish). If you'd like I could post a pic on their ID my catfish section and see what they say?
     
    NoctuVide, Jan 21, 2009
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    I'm usually pretty good at identifying catfish and I have no clue what that is... Good looking fish though...
     
    jrow8162, Jan 21, 2009
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  13. Anonymous

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    that would be fine with me!
     
    Anonymous, Jan 21, 2009
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  14. NoctuVide

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    Ok, I'll post it on there and I'll let ya know if they come up with anything
     
    NoctuVide, Jan 21, 2009
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  15. Anonymous

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    thanks a bunch!
     
    Anonymous, Jan 21, 2009
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  16. NoctuVide

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    I got one reply so far. "Pimelodus blochii (or a member of that species complex)"
     
    NoctuVide, Jan 21, 2009
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  17. Anonymous

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    yeah thats the first response I got as well and then others chimed in an started a huge debate/arguement
     
    Anonymous, Jan 22, 2009
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    Two more replies. One person loves it and thinks it's absolutely beautiful. Another thinks it might be a Pimelodus ortmanni and wants a better side picture of it to see. I just googled that catfish, and I guess it's a pretty new species and kind of looks similar to the one you have.
     
    NoctuVide, Jan 23, 2009
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  19. Anonymous

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    Ill see if I can get another side pic for the guy.
     
    Anonymous, Jan 23, 2009
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  20. jrow8162

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    Do you know how old the catfish is?
     
    jrow8162, Jan 23, 2009
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