ID Help Needed

[Psycho Magnet]

A new LFS opened here and I went to see what they had to offer. They didn't have much yet but I kinda dug this guy so I bought him for 2 bucks. The young kid there had no idea what it was but he looks like some kind of shovel-nose pleco to me. Can a brother get some help with an ID? Thanks ya'll.

 

[Psycho Magnet]

NM, Twig Catfish ~ Farlowella acus. Hope he can survive in this tank.

 

[turtall]

If you don't have much algae have you tried feeding it zuchini?

 

[Psycho Magnet]

If you don't have much algae have you tried feeding it zuchini?

I'm sticking with collered greens...it's a southern fish.

 

[rumblesushi]

you need some new gravel asap

 

[sleepyflight]

you need some new gravel asap

Hahahaha....uhh....your gravel is really cool....for a Betta but your fishes eyes are starting to hurt BTW, is that a type of Sturgeon?? Looks a lot like one in the head to me....tail is long though.

 

[thefishofdoom]

its a whip tail cat

 

[sleepyflight]

Nah....twig....it carries the dark black stripe down the lateral....his just doesn't look happy right now. Whiptail has more of a mixed up coloration. Both worthy Id's for a quick look.

 

[guppy]

It is one of the farlowellas, either acus or gracilus, the acus is a little more robust but still looks like a whiptail on a diet, it gets about 6" long, the gracilus is even thinner and can reach 8"s. They eat mainly green algae but you can substitute cooked greens and mashed green peas, They will also enjoy the occasional bit of protien from tubifex worms and black worms. I have kept a lot of these in community tanks of small fish.

 

[seighten]

hey, whiptails are very cool as well... but, yeah this guy is a farlowella... some people have used parboiled green beans as well...