Dorado Catfish ? plz help me ID my 2-3 ft Cat

[Sleepdoc]

If anyone could help me ID one of my fish, that would be great. I bought him as a Dorado Catfish at 2-3 inches, now he's 2-3 feet long .Check him out , Not sure if its a Dorado, as its not metallic silver like the other Dorado cats I've seen images of. youtube link if ya want to take a look at it swimming around

 

[tlindsey]

If anyone could help me ID one of my fish, that would be great. I bought him as a Dorado Catfish at 2-3 inches, now he's 2-3 feet long .Check him out , Not sure if its a Dorado, as its not metallic silver like the other Dorado cats I've seen images of. youtube link if ya want to take a look at it swimming around

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Fishman Dave
thebiggerthebetter

 

[wednesday13]

S Sleepdoc Sperata aor… Indian Shovelnose… great job growing him out from 3” … setup looks pretty nice as well!

 

[Fishman Dave]

Agreed, wednesday13 is spot on as always, Sperata aor.

 

[Sleepdoc]

Thanks for the replies !!! Did a little research now that y'all identified the fish. Behavior also definitely in line with some posts I found here .

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Yes, a Sperata. I could never tell aor from acicularis (seenghala seems to never enter the trade as I read a while back). We've had ours for 10 years and I still don't know which of the two species.
wednesday13 Fishman Dave How do you tell this is an aor?

Thread 'Three Sperata allegedly aor from Ray Chan'

May 30, 2017

Easy fish. Feed enthusiastically, prefer pellet. Got these from Ray about 8-10 months ago at 3". They are ~12"-15" today. Don't like each other but co-exist if made to, with some beating, in 240 gal, where they grew up to ~8". Don't appear to bother anyone else yet.

Now in 4500 gal.

Ray says they are aor for sure. IDK how to tell to confirm. Too many "aor" turn out to be accicularis. Seenghala I think we never see in the trade. So in my mind it's between aor and accicularis. I hope for aor.

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[wednesday13]

thebiggerthebetter Im just assuming… Not even versed enough in this species to know there were other options until you told me