What did this guy catch?

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Coryloach

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I was looking for clown loach natural habitat and came across this video below. Google translate says its the Kapuas River..

If you want to see a fried clown loach, watch till the end, lol...

So my question is, besides the clown loach he caught, what are the names of the catfish and eels?

 
Looks some kind of Mastasembelid/spiny eel and possibly sheeth catfish?
 
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I have seen those eels and similar looking catfish for sale in the Asian supermarkets but never any clown loaches.
 
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I agree when I used to go to the market in Ho Chi Min City (Saigon back then) I'd see buckets of those Mastasembelids, the cats, 4 ft irridescent sharks, and baskets of dried gouramis, barbs and climbing perch, all there for somebodies lunch or dinner.
 
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He just ate like a $25 clown loach
Eh, it wasn’t worth $25 for him. I’m just making an uneducated guess but I’d say it was worth maybe $1-$5 for him? Having the fish bought from the fisherman, flown to a holding area, shipping out to retailers, then sold to you raises the price. The amount the person who catches the fish gets is very low. I believe I read somewhere that yellow tangs bought for $5 from the fisherman
 
Has anyone kept those eels?

Now when I go to visit my clown loaches I make sure I am fed, lol..
 
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