catfish ID?

[Lupin]

its not a loach, its got an adipose
and loaches as feeders? you sure??

Weather loaches and kuhli loaches are often used as feeders in most places.

Certainly not a loach. I have never seen one like that registered as a loach.

 

[Cichla dude]

its a kind of loach. my lfs sells them as feeders.

It's not no damn loach!

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Weather loaches and kuhli loaches are often used as feeders in most places.

Certainly not a loach. I have never seen one like that registered as a loach.

why the heck would anyone do that???

 

[krichardson]

why the heck would anyone do that???

They dont do it around here.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

or here...

 

[I<3fish]

They are easy to breed and mass produced in Asia.

 

[zenyfish]

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Now that is strange not seen anything like it :S

 

[octofasciatus]

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

aka dwarf giraffe catfish, does look similar. Not 100% convinced from pics though.

 

[aquaman45]

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

Correct!! Used to be in the genus Parauchenoglanis,been changed for a couple of years now,commonly known as the dwarf Giraffe catfish,theres a similar secies in the same genus known as Guttatus.