ID this fish for me please!
- Thread starter Psylant
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Don't know how it's alive but I'm almost sure that's a columbian shark. You can see the nice white/silver trim to the anal fins. Channels don't have that at any point in their lives from what I know.
Comparing vairious species of catifsh against the pictures I took, this is the conclusion I personally came to as well. I have virtually no catifsh experience though. The channel cat seems too bulky, this was a very long, very slender fish with it's fins usually pressed against it's body. I think it was like that because it was mistreated though. I bet if it was in more suitable water it would perk up and not be so spastic.
Yeah from what I can see he's very stressed and might have some scars from sores due to being in freshwater instead of brackish.
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I'm 100% sure it's a columbian shark... it is brackish but does fine in freshwater. Good size means it's an older fish. good pick up.
Garbage food. I was literally shocked what he showed me that he was feeding. Some no nmae shrimp pellet that came in a yellow can (like presidents choice kind of thing), no name flake, and a small can of Hikari Gold that he fed the electric yellows and OB peacocks.
Could be worth asking that LFS if they'd pay for him or at least take him off your hands. Sadly a lot of people would say he's worthless since he appears to be scared. I'd pay good money for him if I was set up properly.
