please i.d. Clarias

[Datnoid101]

Hi guys, I found this little guy mixed in with a bag of Kuhlii loaches. He was about and 1" when I noticed him so I put him in a seprate tank. in about 2 months he has grown from 1" to a whooping 9"!!!!!! Can you please tell me what species I have? He has white spots that form a line horizontaly down his body and white spots that form stripes vertically.

 

[Red Devil]

He is so cool and grew fast..what a find!

 

[Datnoid101]

Heres a slightly better pic

 

[Red Devil]

Heres a slightly better pic

nice picture of a good looking clarias

 

[Datnoid101]

Do you know what species he is?

 

[Red Devil]

Do you know what species he is?

If i did i certainly would have mentioned it..sorry.. i just love all the clarias and they are illegal here so makes me look more..

 

[Datnoid101]

Cool thanks!

 

[AndreR]

Great Fish!

I think noone is able to id from here correctly just by pics but from a superficial sight it seems to be a batrachus, the white spots are normal and the growth-rate could be as well depending on temperature and feeding....

There are so many Clarias species simply looking alike the same morphologically....esp. at that size....

 

[Datnoid101]

Cool, thanks bro. Anybody else wanna make a guess?

 

[monsternoob]

Idk about species but that is a badass fish, your dats are pretty sweet too.