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[superluke]

i picked uo this catfish from my lfs another customer had brought it back the guy who served me said he didnt know what it was but i could have it for a tenner so i got it
any ideas what it is??

 

[bassfisher91]

I'm no expert but I would say it is a four line pimelodus. It is definately a type of pictus cat though, will stay small under a foot, usually peaceful and often likes the company of other pictus.

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

Yes, definitely a pictus of some sort. Although im leaning towards the spotted kind rather than four line. Spotted pictus usually max @ 6inch.

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

But keep in mind there are 2 species of spotted pictus. 1 gets bigger than the other.

 

[rickybobby]

I have too fish identical to that and I always thought they were four line pims


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[boosteshemi]

It looks like a Pimelodus albofasciatus.

 

[boosteshemi]

It looks like a pimelodus blochii.

 

[boosteshemi]

Scratch the first of my two posts lol.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

I am rather sure it is Pimelodus blochii: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=653

If you wanna check out other look-alikes: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/genus.php?genus_id=101

I have too fish identical to that and I always thought they were four line pims

I am not 100% sure but I think 4-line pim should be the name for Pimelodus tetramerus: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=834

... but it appears several smallish-to-medium Pimelodus are called that name by sellers/transhippers/exporters. Moreover, shipments of any of those are rarely pure and most usually are mixed. Blochii+tetramerus is one very common mix. One has to keep in mind that probably half/significant portion of that genus is still undescribed.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Scratch the first of my two posts lol.

Not that bad of a guess, IMHO. Blochii is closer, is all.