What is this cat?

[rallysman]

what u think u got is a Chrysichthys ornatus they can be a tanish color and some have been found with the yellow coloring urs have get like 10 inches long..... its from the Claroteidae family...... looks like ur is a female where did u get it from and wat was it called when u got it?

linky http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=520

You beat me to the punch! Thanks for the info. I can't remember what it was called, I got this fish quite a while ago from my LFS. All I know is it was a generic name like "whiskerfish" (ok, that was slightly exaggerated).

 

[Cichla dude]

wow thats a cool cat

 

[big_tank_boy]

yep u found it just beat u by a little lol...... they are cool catfish from the same family as the african graffie catfish........ i love to identify catfish cuz a lot a like some times its just the ammount of babels that puts in it another family or a diff sp........... if u can find more ur would like it and u might even get them to breed.......

 

[Hao]

scary looking

 

[Bottomfeeder]

looks like a really screwed up TSN

 

[Loubard]

Yes, it's a ornatus. Cool cats, got one myself as well.

 

[mkman]

perhaps you two should hook up and get the cats to breed!!!

 

[Desert Bus]

My LFS has had a couple of these in for awhile now. If I had the tank space I think I would have gotten one by now. Neat cats.

 

[headbanger_jib]

thats one neat lookin cat bro

perhaps you two should hook up and get the cats to breed!!!

this statement somehow doesn't sound right

 

[Desert Bus]

You can see lots of pictures of a roughly 4" version in my thread here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=251683