I meant lights off, not on.

The Tah's will beat the Brumbies again this year.

It is possible to be TOO dedicated.

Still a nice looking fish. There must have been a batch exported round the world, as there are a few posts where they're a new fish for someone. The barbels should grow back. Two of my LFS's have stocked them recently. One, (where I didn't get mine) had three fish with two eyes between them. Makes ...

Here are more, possibly not better, photos. Hard to get as they do like to hide. The spots are not that gold.

They look like Mystus mysticetus. I saw them for the first time ever a few weeks ago and bought three. Mine do not come out while the lights are on. They are very effective on any guppies small enough to fit in their mouth. Cheers

Thanks. They look identical. As you say, I'll see how it grows.
Cheers

Bought two obvious males from St George Aquariums (Sydney). Both about 25mm long. Unfortunately there were no females in the tank. I can't see this name on the lists so I've no idea what it's listed as here. Looks alot like what was also being sold as peppermint bristlenose for twice the price. Any ...

Looks like Aussies and Kiwis do well considering their population size. What freshwater catfish does NZ have?