I can't speak on their identification as I am horrible at telling young pang species apart except, for parroons.When I see a tankful of young iridescent sharks I often wonder if they might be something else that was mistakenly shipped in.
Found Mekong Giant Catfish
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First month update.
At this point I'm starting to wonder whether this cat are legit or not. But they do seem to have different head, square & short snout, flatter head. Tail also seems different. They do grow fast, around 2-3" a month. Perhaps the same growth of the iridescent shark.
At this point I'm starting to wonder whether this cat are legit or not. But they do seem to have different head, square & short snout, flatter head. Tail also seems different. They do grow fast, around 2-3" a month. Perhaps the same growth of the iridescent shark.
Have you seen this thread? Ichthusfish just updated it: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...might-suprise-you.593056/page-10#post-7923431
Wow, that really resembles MGC. Wild caught perhaps? Meaning mine are truly hybrid between two species. So, my search continues
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Oops, just read the whole thread, quite misunderstood there. So what ichthusfish have are similar to mine, farm bred MGC or possibly a hybrid look alike. It's amazing to see that they change entirely into the mekong we know. Even the stripes are gone. Can't wait mine to be like that.
Yours look very similar to mine other than a few slight differences. The 3 I used to own were farm raised. I researched and asked many suppliers if they were in fact hybrids, but none of them could answer. The ones that were in my care were smuggled in If I remember correctly.
The one thing which always kept me skeptical was their growth rate. According to myth, Mekongs are suppose to have an extremely fast growth rate. When I had the opportunity about the subject to a person who worked at the Seoul Coex Aquarium, he said that the mekong fries which were in the aquarium had slow growth rates also. Still havnt got to the bottom of this mystery but I hope your specimens can help out.
The one thing which always kept me skeptical was their growth rate. According to myth, Mekongs are suppose to have an extremely fast growth rate. When I had the opportunity about the subject to a person who worked at the Seoul Coex Aquarium, he said that the mekong fries which were in the aquarium had slow growth rates also. Still havnt got to the bottom of this mystery but I hope your specimens can help out.
Dunno how to upload pics with my phone, but try to look at the juvenile pic in my thread. The one where its in the black background.
I believe the headshape and the position of the eyes is what gives the strongest distinction.
I believe the headshape and the position of the eyes is what gives the strongest distinction.
