Love this guy

[blonde.for.life]

Callichthys i believe..such friendly little guys. It eats out of my hand and always has to come feel up my arm whenever i have to mess with something in the tank. The fact that they look pretty cool is also a bonus
Hes around 7" and fat

 

[evabug1]

He does look pretty cool. Never heard of them before. Where did you pick him up?

 

[felix453]

Are these guys related to hoplo cats

 

[blonde.for.life]

I got him a while back from a pet store near me. Not sure if theyre related to hoplos but i know the two look very similar. I wanted a catfish with a small mouth so he wouldnt eat any of my fish lol

 

[lix.ma14]

nice!

 

[blonde.for.life]

thanks =)

 

[felix453]

definitely a nice fish!

 

[pudgeking]

Are these guys related to hoplo cats

yes

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Hoplo catfish = porthole catfish - one of the armored cats related to corydoras. They are foraging, cleaning machines, common in the trade.

It's one of these

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/genus.php?genus_id=200

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/genus.php?genus_id=55

likely this as all others are smaller http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=394 from http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/genus.php?genus_id=139

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/genus.php?genus_id=10

 

[rwellbaum]

Nice