Type of catfish? Pics attached!

Shannah

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Greetings!
I've been keeping fish for about a year now! I have a 29 gallon tank, it's been set up for about 6 months. I was in my creek looking for some crawfish for my tank, when I came across this juvenile catfish, in a really shallow part of the creek, in about an inch or two of water! He was so cute, I ended up catching him with my hands & decided I was going to take him home and put him in my tank. I'm having a hard time deciphering if he's a bullhead catfish, or maybe a flathead? Or maybe something completely different! If he's a bullhead, I'm willing to upsize my tank to a 75 or 100 gallon. If he's a flathead, I have a friend with a 800 gallon pond who would love to have him! But I'm hoping I can keep him! I often find him resting in plants & under some rocks I have from the creek he was in! He's a great little guy
Thank you in advanced!

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thebiggerthebetter

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Agree with the ID of yellow bullhead, the only one with white mandibular (chin) barbels, IIRC.

And welcome to the MFK!
 

Shannah

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Oct 30, 2017
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He's a great add to the tank, he's fun to watch! He's always sleeping upright in plants, and goes crazy when he smells food in the tank!
 
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