Baby mekong catfish? can anyone id please

[koltsixx]

It's definitely a Pangasiidae, looks like a I.D. and I've had plenty of them and it looks like one to me. Everyone else is gonna probably tell you the same, sorry.
The line on it makes it look like an ID shark because the line is lacking in almost all the other Pangasiidae including the Mekong cat which is Pangasiandon Gigas.
ID shark


Mekong

 

[Hondacrx2]

ID shark for sure. And Mekong are endangered so getting one is near impossible. And why would you want a 7' 600lbs fish any way? You can't keep it. I mean paroons and ID's are big enough.


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[Predator Fish UK]

well ill take the fish out of the water tomorrow and get several pics from all angles.

im still hoping it isnt an id shark tho

 

[cl0wn knife]

it is 100% an id shark just accept it. dont stress the fish out taking it out for more pics just to be told the same thing again. why would you want a true mekong its gonna get past 7ft, seems pretty pointless.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

from the foregoing as well as from the postings of the same topic and the same photo on PCF, I gather the OP pic is not of the fish in question. http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=36096#p246309

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

... the pic is from the advert from the guy i bought it off. I have a professional slr camera- i will get some accurate pics tomorrow

Today is "tomorrow", so I suggest to give the OP a chance to provide the pics of the actual fish.

 

[twilight zone]

The Mekong have a heavier body and you will see it grow. They get huge fast. I've seen some at a LFS and they doubled in size in less than a month. I didn't want them because of the obvious reason. Someone did snag them all eventually. That was a few years ago. That one in the picture is a common iridescent shark. They do vary in color shade but not too much with the body form. I think that is the same one they grow up for food in Asia. It is actually very cheap at the Asian market and works very well for feeding monster fishes. I personally won't eat it. I heard they use things other than manufactured fish food to raise them.

 

[Predator Fish UK]

 

[Predator Fish UK]

Thanks for the comments but i think i.d shark too after seeing these pics


When something seems too good to be true -then it usually is !!!

 

[Predator Fish UK]

Was just curious because it is different to the i.d sharks ive had in the past.

Also i cant fint a single pic of a mekong at that size anywhere on the net