Can someone confirm Blue cat or Channel cat?

[MDFishTanks]

I know it's hard to tell by looking at the pic but can anyone identify this as a blue or channel cat?

 

[divemaster99]

Is the anal fin squared off or rounded? Nearly impossible to tell by those pictures but if someone pointed a gun to me and told me to guess which I'd say Blue.

 

[MDFishTanks]

Is the anal fin squared off or rounded? Nearly impossible to tell by those pictures but if someone pointed a gun to me and told me to guess which I'd say Blue.

Squared off. I'm pretty sure it's a blue.

 

[Zeke]

I'm completely opposite. It's a channel cat. I've seen alot. Even at that size and color. I'd bet dollars to dimes it's a channel cat,and a female also. A male that large will have a fatter head from the eyes back towards the back of the head. 99.9% sure. Chix!!!! Where you at? Help!

 

[Zeke]

I just looked at the pictures again. Now I'm 100% positive it's a channel cat.

 

[Zeke]

Every catfish in the pond is a channel cat as well.

 

[divemaster99]

Anal fin will be the determining factor. MD, if you can get a pic of it's anal fin erected that'd solve this.

 

[Zeke]

Yeah. We gotta look at the shape, and count the rays ,hopefully. Take a good picture.

 

[MDFishTanks]

Yes, the rest of the cats in there are channels except the 2 flatheads and the remaining bullheads that have not been eaten by the flats yet.


Blue or channel?

 

[divemaster99]

Blue or channel?
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Blue, it's a squared anal fin and I don't see any spots.