Mekong x RTC hybrid?

[Man vs fish]

Sorry if i am beating a dead horse here, just saw this while looking through RTC pics on google. Has anyone seen this fish before? i knew RTC x TSN hybrids were common but had never heard of this one.

 

[kno4te]

Been up before....it's a piebald Mekong if I remember right.

 

[Man vs fish]

Ah, okay, it caught me by surprise when i saw it lol. Thanks for the clarification

 

[krichardson]

Been up before....it's a piebald Mekong if I remember right.

Yep,it has been posted before but that's no big deal as some might not have seen this awesome looking fish previously.

 

[Man vs fish]

That's a good point at least, still an amazing animal haha

 

[Rossy]

I love the colors of it and that tail looks very nice.

 

[kno4te]

I love the colors of it and that tail looks very nice.

Yes. Piebalds have an cool pattern.

 

[suckerfish]

Damn what I'd give to have that in my 55 gallon petco show tank!!!!!!!

 

[krichardson]

Damn what I'd give to have that in my 55 gallon petco show tank!!!!!!!

LOL!....coming from Petco that tank might cost almost as much as the fish.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

AFAIK, this is not a Mekong (aka Mekong Giant Catfish) but a common IDS = iridescent shark catfish with a very uncommon mutation in the genes that make its pigment aggregate in some portions of the skin and lack in others.

This have been known before.

Also been shown in channel catfish: