Wels catfish ?

[wednesday13]

colors are right for a wels (silurus glanis), but that bottom jaw says otherwise... looks a bit wallago... im leaning towards silurus asotus...or silurus soldatovi tho. the 2 silurus sp i mention are smaller growing than the s. glanis so u may b a bit lucky. even s. glanis will not be 3-6' for quite some time. nice pickup! and goodluck with him.

 

[Sutt.72]

I agree, colouration very similar, but that mouth is telling me no, still very nice! Just hope you got something big put it in lol

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

I too think it is a Silurus http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/genus.php?genus_id=35#338, not Wallago http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/genus.php?genus_id=74#1370

IDK what species. Would need to work on it.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

More pics

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It could be a young Ompok siluroides. http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=2355 but my mind has just been on Ompok - http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/ompok-catfish-information.654464/

 

[ManuelP]

I have seen many young wels catfish, but that head looks pretty strange...something doesn't seem right (especially the eyes)

but the first thing i noticed, is the dorsal fin. Wels catfish have a rounded, thin dorsal fin, not an angular one like your fish.
Also, the whole fish seems too slender for a S. glanis.

So I don't think your catfish is a S. glanis, but it may be another Silurus sp.

Again, I'm not an expert in identifying catfish, so I can surely be wrong, but in my opinion, the fish seems kind of strange to me.

I have a fish breeder (sells fish for food and stocking ponds, lakes,...) pretty close to my place.
He often gets S. glanis, from tiny 5cm babies to monsters with about 100kg or even more ( but 100kg+ ones not so often).
If you want, I'll show him your fish next time I visit him, maybe he knows for sure if it's a S. glanis or not.


oh, the fish seems to be way too skinny, please feed him earthworms, he should fatten up in no time.

 

[Bryanfish11]

Oh ok I just feed him some of my own breed platies

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Having stared at Silurus, Wallago, and Ompok species, I think this is an Ompok. Two of the reasons are Silurus dorsal fin is clearly different and Wallago mouth differs (but less obviously) from the OP fish while Ompok looks the closest of the three.

$20 price is also quite consistent with an Indian exported Ompok. Wallago and Silurus command ~10x higher price at the same juvi size.

 

[Chicxulub]

Subbed for answers. Sheatfish aren't my expertise, so unfortunately I can't be of much help.

 

[Zollo]

Subbed for answers. Sheatfish aren't my expertise, so unfortunately I can't be of much help.

Guys I just got a new catfish tdy t my lfs. It looks to me like a Wels catfish but I'm not sure,it was for sale at $20
Can some one help me with it?

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So you want to sell them

 

[Matteus]

Hi zollo. Welcome to mfk. This thread, amongst others you have posted in is 4 years old. Maybe try doing a wtb add in the marketplace. Just make sure you read up the rules and whatnot, so you can get what you are looking for.