Dwarf giraffe???

[freak78]

So I have two giraffe catfish that I purchased from different places. I have some good pics with them together. I'm wondering now if the smaller one is a dwarf? Any input would help me out. Thanks.

 

[John2708]

I keep dwarf giraffe catfish and mine don't look like that think yours are just different ages

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

The genus is in taxonomic limbo, which makes anything we say 100x further less certain.

The smaller one with organized rows of spots reminds me of Auchenoglanis senegali, which is said to grow only to 1'. Yellowcat The bigger appears occidentalis but could be wittei?

Out of my 7 only the two from Volta river are clearly smaller, the one from Niger river is not far ahead so far, two from Congo (supposedly wittei) are clearly fastest growing and the biggest, two Bouche are in between, somewhat behind the Congos.

 

[freak78]

Yeah my largest is growing quickly, the smaller is growing as well but not as fast.