Spotted redtail cat?

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Matt S

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Anyone ever see a redtail catfish with spots like this ?


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yes.. on little guys. Doesn't last

 

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On my catfish they did


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Never seen one like that the few I had and then the ones I've seen in store are always dark black never seen one with spots like this just thought it was interesting


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Yeh, some of these guys (If not all) have this spotting, some say it lasts, some say it dosnt.

This guy has dots: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tv7oUh43_tM/TMrB5G7xlwI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/vMxfc0oV46g/s1600/John redtail.jpg

This guy too: http://files.worldfishingnetwork.com/Images/news/large/redtail_pirarara_catfish.jpg

These pictures are just from a google search red tail catfish.

 

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Meche

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I hope to have room for one of these guys someday

 

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Squirtle919

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I have never seen a RTC without dots on the face :S

 

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Squirtle919 said:

I have never seen a RTC without dots on the face :S

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I have I see a lot that are just all jet black


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thing is, the spots stay the same size as the cat grow, so most of us don't notice those spots in big fish.

 

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I have only seen them with spots that first pic is a juvenile still my first rtc had dark spots like that one but my new one has a freckled head he's still a juvenile he's approx 12"

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