please i.d.

[N.C.]

i bought this lil guy today at a lfs thats going out of buisness. he was the last fish left in the tank. he was being sold as a bicher, i argued with the guy there but he would not listen to me, i told him i have a ornate bicher and im pretty sure he's some kind of catfish.......please help me i.d. this guy... sorry the pics suck

 

[N.C.]

any thoughts on what he is?

 

[Red Devil]

He is definitly cat fish.looks like a baby clarias..walking cat..

 

[zenyfish]

A side view so we could see the shape of it's fins?
A madtom species?

 

[TwistedPenguin]

I have no idea but I'd agree that he's definitely catfish. I'm anxious to see if anyone knows what it is.

 

[mkman]

he's cute but no idea. More pics pls?

 

[N.C.]

i will try to get more pics but he's in hiding right now.... when i first saw him he looked like a big tadpole. i still cant belive they were trying to sell him as a bichir

 

[zenyfish]

Look something like this? A tadpole madtom?
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=320

 

[ahodge84]

Approximately how big is he/she?

 

[N.C.]

he's 5-6 inches, i think zenyfish might be right maybe a tadpole madtom, the only diffrence is his tailfin, my guys is a lil more narrow