New cat in the house... Striped Raphael

[DMD123]

Have a question for you catfish experts.

My fish does not look like what is typically seen as a “Striped Raphael Catfish” or Platydoras armatulus.

It really seems to look like Orinocodoras eigenmanni instead. https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=612


What do you guys think? Is this the Eigenmann's Talking Catfish or Orinoco Talking Catfish?

 

[kno4te]

Have a question for you catfish experts.

My fish does not look like what is typically seen as a “Striped Raphael Catfish” or Platydoras armatulus.

It really seems to look like Orinocodoras eigenmanni instead. https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=612


What do you guys think? Is this the Eigenmann's Talking Catfish or Orinoco Talking Catfish?

Looks eigenmanni.

 

[DMD123]

Scored a true striped Raphael cat at my LFS for $19.99! Nice looking without a big belly and looks lean.

 

[DMD123]

The old cat settled in with the new

The original cat I bought as a striped raphael ( Orinocodoras eigenmanni ) Is a pretty close look alike but has an elongated nose and is much more black looking as opposed to the brown on the true striped raphael ( Platydoras armatulus ).

I fed bloodworms and the new cat was thrilled and ate heartily. Goal is not to overfeed but this little guy needs a little meat on its bones and fill out a bit.

 

[Deadeye]

Look great! Nice to see that they are out all the time.

 

[DMD123]

 

[fishguy1978]

Hmm, wonder what my striped are then?

 

[DMD123]

Hmm, wonder what my striped are then?

I got both from Aquarium Paradise, the first one looked strange from the get go and then I got it figured out and was happy to get something unusual.
Interesting article on them: https://www.scotcat.com/articles/article58.htm