i went to the local pet store and they had a tank labeled catfish i asked what kind of catfish it was the lady replied "just the regular old catfish you can go out and catch they're just local" what kind of catfish do you guys think it is channel catfish? sorry i did not take a picture of them
what kind of catfish
- Thread starter rodgerpidactor
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give a description, but it could have been a channel, flathead, blue, bullheads, or some type madtom catfish
they were all about 3-5 inches long(not that it helps ID) and all gray with lighter undersides my guess is channel
If it was gray, I would guess channel, white, or blue catfish. Whites stay the smallest, around 24". Look at the tail next time you see it. Channels and blues have an extremely forked tail, while whites have a more rounded, straighter edged tail.
Look at the differences:
Blue cat
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/bluecat.html
Channel cat
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/channel.html
White cat
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/white.html
Look at the differences:
Blue cat
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/bluecat.html
Channel cat
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/channel.html
White cat
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/white.html
aright guys thanks for the reply's... next time i go back to the store i'll check it out maybe take a flick or two to share with you guys..
fishlvr;1227685; said:
This is the right idea, but bullheads expecially when small can be light too. Bullheads have rounded tails.
What part of earth are you from?
I think it would be doutfull but if you live in Texas or New Mexico they could be Headwater Catfish. If you live in sothern AZ or NE Mexico it could be Yaqui Catfish.
Most stores sell channel cats, but it could have been anything else I guess.
If it has a forked tail it's either a channel or blue but it's most likely a channel cat. Rounded tail could be any type of bullhead, some kind of madtom (not likely), flathead, or a few others.
If it has a forked tail it's either a channel or blue but it's most likely a channel cat. Rounded tail could be any type of bullhead, some kind of madtom (not likely), flathead, or a few others.
Mikeberg;1231073; said:
You won't see and I. lupus for sale anywhere in Texas. They should be listed (but aren't) since they've been extirpated from most of their historic habitat.
When I worked at the LFS, the "generic" catfish were always channels, even though for aquaria, bullheads are the better choice for the general public. I guess bullhead farms just aren't as profitable...
If some of the nicer spotted bullheads would get on the market the channel cat would get kicked out of the hobby. Spotteds (supposedly) only get 12", max. Madtoms would be better to get in the hobby because they're a nice, small-sized, breedable catfish, which means wild populations won't get over-collected for PetStupid to sell them.