This was a freebie with some guppies I bought they had no idea what it was neither did I other then it looks sweet and is lightning quick. Anyone able to id?? sorry for the crap photos but its like trying to take a photo of a speeding bullet.
calling all catfish experts
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Deep Blue Sea;3989703; said:
haha yeah he ate one of the said guppies I didnt realise how big its mouth was.
looks like the Columbian catfish(black fin shark) it will end up needing to be in a brackish tank(if thats what it is)
It does look rather like it brakish will pose a problem eventually. Could it be a salmon tail catfish? they look basically identical. I only suggest it as I live in oz and apparently there native.
Alright, changing my answer, lol. I think it maybe a Salmon Tail, comparing the dorsal fin; where the Colombian Shark/Catfish has a 'higher' dorsal fin, and a Salmon tail has a 'shorter' dorsal fin. (Like the one in the pic)preston5321;3989797; said:
Just what I saw from comparing the two, lol.
Hoyo12;3989846; said:
haha they do look very alike. hmmm now I just have to work out what to do with over half a meter of catfish. Might be an excuse for a bigger tank
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