Red Tail mixed with Paroon?

[coolcomfort]

At around 1:37

Is this a red tail mixed with a paroon shark?

i'm shocked you can take a catfish from asia and mix it with a catfish from the amazon. However I can't really tell what this is. My prediction would be some sort of red tail paroon short body mix. I'm baffled it would live to this size. I can't say i'm a fan.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

IMO you are correct on both accounts - RTC x paroon and a SB variant. I'm not a fan either but it tickles our great peer MFKer vincentwugwg just in the right places This is his video, his tank, and fish.

I'd be surprised if it lives longer than a few years. How has it done for you, Vincent?

 

[vincentwugwg]

Most of these types of hybrid don't live beyond their first year... but this one is an exception. It was 3 years old before taking a stingray barb to the stomach. Must have hit a vital organ as it did not make it to the next day.

 

[Matteus]

Shoot, talk about natural selection. Just when you would think it would have a good break.

 

[GiantFishKeeper101]

RTCxParoon are rare nowadays. The other common variant are the TSNxParoon, or so I'm told. They have flat head with high body, it looks like someone sew the head on a pangasius body.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Most of these types of hybrid don't live beyond their first year... but this one is an exception. It was 3 years old before taking a stingray barb to the stomach. Must have hit a vital organ as it did not make it to the next day.

See, CoolComfort, Vincent didn't let me down. A straight, open, and honest shooter who aims to be helpful to all seeking to gain knowledge from his personal experience, no matter how pretty or ugly it might be. This is a benchmark of a true hobbyist and friend.

Shoot, talk about natural selection. Just when you would think it would have a good break.

There is nothing natural in this darwinesque occurence haha... neither the participant, nor the deadly encounter in a 4000 gal acrylic box...

 

[Matteus]

Lol that’s kind of my point, since it was so unnatural it was selected for a Darwin Award.

Sorry for your loss Vincent