ID this fish for me please!

[THEcreep]

For the colobian shark to do well at adult size you should really put it in a brackish tank or even a low SG marine tank. Kept them at 1.016 with great success...


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[Psylant]

For the colobian shark to do well at adult size you should really put it in a brackish tank or even a low SG marine tank. Kept them at 1.016 with great success...


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I'm aware they are brackish. However this fish is not in my care, and never will be. I will be giving it to my LFS that takes great care of their fish, both salt and freshwater, and everything in between.

 

[Psylant]

Could be worth asking that LFS if they'd pay for him or at least take him off your hands. Sadly a lot of people would say he's worthless since he appears to be scared. I'd pay good money for him if I was set up properly.

I don't mind if I don't get anything for it when I trade it in. It would just be icing on the cake

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

It may be an Ariidae (sea catfishes), like the most common Colombian shark Ariopsis seemanni http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=700, but out of a million of these sold only 1 survives to adulthood mostly for the reasons stated - keepers don't know that they need an ever increasing amount of salt in their water all the way to fully marine at adulthood and that they grow quite big - 1.5' TL.

But also...

IMHO, it may also be (more likely to be) a Claroteidae, not the small-to-medium big-eyed African catfishes but the larger kind that grows over a foot, perhaps of genus Chrysichthys, Clarotes, or Amarginops, such as

Clarotes laticeps http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=521

or Chrysichthys graueri http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=2121

or Chrysichthys laticeps http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=2075

Whichever one it is, it is of non-remarkable appearance but rather rare and, hence, should be worth more then common fishes.

 

[rwellbaum]

nice fish!

 

[Psylant]

It may be an Ariidae (sea catfishes), like the most common Colombian shark Ariopsis seemanni http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=700, but out of a million of these sold only 1 survives to adulthood mostly for the reasons stated - keepers don't know that they need an ever increasing amount of salt in their water all the way to fully marine at adulthood and that they grow quite big - 1.5' TL.

But also...

IMHO, it may also be (more likely to be) a Claroteidae, not the small-to-medium big-eyed African catfishes but the larger kind that grows over a foot, perhaps of genus Chrysichthys, Clarotes, or Amarginops, such as

Clarotes laticeps http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=521

or Chrysichthys graueri http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=2121

or Chrysichthys laticeps http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=2075

Whichever one it is, it is of non-remarkable appearance but rather rare and, hence, should be worth more then common fishes.

Thanks for the excellent post. I don't know hardly anything about catfish which is why I posted here. However, I think I can rule out the 3rd fish you linked. The other two are definite possibilities. I wish I had better pictures.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Clarotes laticeps is my front runner. Check out these pics - some MFK-ers have them:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...tes-Laticeps-pics&highlight=Clarotes+laticeps

Compare with these pics especially: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...Clarotes-Laticeps&highlight=Clarotes+laticeps

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...me-of-my-beauties&highlight=Clarotes+laticeps

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...Clarotes-laticeps&highlight=Clarotes+laticeps

"Search forum" is always useful.

 

[Psylant]

I would agree it would proobably be the laticeps if it is one of the ones you listed.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

I strongly tend to think so too. It grows to 3' TL and is rather rare among the keepers. You may be able to get some value for it, especially with any luck... Anyway, welcome to your first (?) catfish experience. Always good to see someone that takes an interest and cares.

 

[shamrock]

That's not a channel cat bro.it's a colombian shark. I have one

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I agree!