Name that fish!!

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ElJefe

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My gf bought me a "surprise" it was a catfish i knew nothing about!! my luck..I asked her what kind of catfish it was and she "said a pretty one that swims" :screwy:!! i told her to find out what kind it was and she came back and told me it a four stripe L.... it was some big "L" word.:cry: would some one might know what this elusive Long "L" word is?. she said it "Gets up to 12"" so im guessing that it get bigger than that i know pet stores lie!! he's about 4" is a very bright silver, long whiskers, and he has a black dot where his fin comes out of his back half on his body and half on his fin. i hope this helps some
 
Ornate pim maybe?! Pimelodus ornatus. Google it, lots of pics come up.
 
the four stripe pictus is the only four stripe cat i've ever heard of. that's almost def it cuz it's pretty cheap and they swim like crazy. def something a gf would pick out.lol
 
Four-lined pimelodus, pimelodus blochii

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IITUFFTOBEATII;853173; said:
Four-lined pimelodus, pimelodus blochii
I think thats' it!!! :headbang2 it has one pair of whiskers that are as long if not longer than it's body do they get brighter as they grow? It probably depends on the fish huh?
 
long wiskers does sound like pimelodus if it is blochii thay will grow out of there sold silver and get splotches and stirips, and thay do top out at 12'' probly smaller actually
can you post a pic if so we will tell you for sure
 
Dovii dude;853544; said:
Good ol fashion 4-line cat.Hope you dont have smaller tankmates,cause there gone!!!
He's got Two JD's, needle, and a silver tip shark(catfish) fish as tankmates. i think he'l be fine till he gets bigger then he gets to move to the big tank!! with the other big boys!! right now i have both of My cats are eating those new sinking carnivore pellets by HIKARI. they seem to like them alot.
 
This Pic is more accurate!! It's the gut that makes it this way!
 
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