Asian RTC

[thebiggerthebetter]

I am pretty fuzzy on the differences between maydelli and wyckioides. I didn't even realize maydelli can have reddishness in their tails too: https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=4392

Wyckioides tail seems significantly more saturated red color: https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=19

But of course maydelli is an Indian fish. If there is little or no transplanting or cross-contamination going from India to Thailand when it comes to these fish, then the fish origin should be a reliable pointer whether it is a maydelli or wyckioides for starters.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

My fb friend create this group, he catch invasive giant asian red tails in the Selangor river

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Cool photos. Thank you. I recognize Hemibagrus wyckiodes and I guess Hemibagrus nemurus (?), Pangasius nasutus (?), tinfoil barbs, snakeheads, pbass, tilapia, giant gourami. Don't know the species of carp and mahseer.

 

[ILOVESHARKS]

Cool photos. Thank you. I recognize Hemibagrus wyckiodes and I guess Hemibagrus nemurus (?), Pangasius nasutus (?), tinfoil barbs, snakeheads, pbass, tilapia, giant gourami. Don't know the species of carp and mahseer.

These article are about worst invasive species in Malaysia the fishes are H. Wyckioides, paroon shark, Amazon RTC, gator gar and Mekong giant catfish

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Are you saying that the many photos of seemingly the same Pangasidae species with yellow color in the fins are Pangasianodon gigas aka Mekong Giant Catfish?

 

[fishdance]

Mekong Catfish have distinctive down turned- low set eyes situated wwll below their jaw line. They are herbivores and almost extinct in their native habitat with a low reproduction rate. Listed as critically endangered. It's difficult to see these as a problem invasive species. From my limited personal experiences they are huge massive fish but very gentle giants.

Could you double check ? Don't want misinformation wrongly labelling endangered species.

 

[ILOVESHARKS]

Mekong giant catfish are introduced as sport fish in Malaysia, 1 case that 1 150 kg mekong giant catfish was caught in the kelantan river in malaysia

 

[ILOVESHARKS]

read the full article here

Anglers delighted with whopper of a catch

A GROUP of anglers had a huge stroke of luck when they landed a giant ikan patin buah (silver catfish) weighing 150kg, reported Kosmo!.

www.thestar.com.my

the locals though the mekong giant catfish was a p.nasutus...

 

[ILOVESHARKS]

Are you saying that the many photos of seemingly the same Pangasidae species with yellow color in the fins are Pangasianodon gigas aka Mekong Giant Catfish?

read the full picture here, it really makes me laugh as they put the wrong picture of the asian rtc the amazon rtc

 

[fishdance]

Can't see the Mekong Catfish as being an invasive pest. They don't even have teeth.