Two cats to ID - Plecs later ;)

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jars104
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Two cats to ID - Plecs later ;)

Post by jars104 »

Hi all

I've two cats which I've a good idea about but would like to defer to a more experienced keeper.

Pic 1 (pim pictus??)
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Pic 2 (syno petricola?)
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Thanks Bill
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Post by MatsP »

The second picture looks like a pictus cat. The first I find unlikely to be a Pimelodus specues, and certainly it isn'a a pictus as it's got no spots.

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Post by Silurus »

The first fish is
Hexanematichthys seemanni
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Post by jars104 »

Thanks fellas



spot on
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