random LFS find! pretty cool

[ratedBforBeau]

guys i was at my local LFS today and notcied something weird in the feeder tank it was a weird little catfish that id never seen before so i bought him and whatever other fish came in the net (i occasionally feed my O feeders just for him to hunt alittle) he is the size of a minnow and has a single fin really weird i dont have a pic yet ill get a good quality one tomorrow but heres what he looks like same color and all just the size of a minnow, what is this?

 

[ratedBforBeau]

im thinkiing its a wels catfish

 

[weirdfishlover]

U probably got a Clarias Batrachus and not a wels catfish.

 

[ratedBforBeau]

oh wow thats what he looks like! are they rare? and how big do they get! this thing is aweseom

 

[ratedBforBeau]

i just read that it might be illegal? is this true?

 

[houie925]

Clarias are illegal in the USA
Post a pic and if it's a clarias call Fish and Game to ask what to do

 

[ratedBforBeau]

what do i do with him D:

 

[houie925]

You contact fish and game to find out what to do, assuming you have correctly ID'd the fish


Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app

 

[Chub_by]

Probably an Ompok siluroides since Clarias are illegal. Just post a pic..

 

[ratedBforBeau]

ill get a pic tomorrow but it doesnt look like a Ompok siluroides​ it has short whiskers