Clarias liocephalus, or not?

featherback · Post by **featherback** » 23 Nov 2007, 16:26

They are tiny, the smallest are about 2cm the larges 3 or 4....

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 23 Nov 2007, 18:33

Maybe the "mottled" form of

featherback · Post by **featherback** » 23 Nov 2007, 18:40

I want to add a link to this thread and here's the last post, they are supposed to be C. liocephalus...

"...I am not sure what to look for id-wise, but I think they are a little more slender and their headshape is different from C. batrachus. But it may be almost ten years since I've kept C. batrachus this size so it's hard to tell."

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=21105

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 23 Nov 2007, 19:48

I truly wonder why anyone would breed xanthoristic or mottled C. liocephalus, when there already are C. batrachus like that. So imo your fishes belong to the latter species.

featherback · Post by **featherback** » 23 Nov 2007, 20:08

Yea, that's what worries me too. I was really sceptical when I got them, but they are chez bred, so I should have known. I still think they might be liocephalus, as they had several batrachus'es listed too.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 23 Nov 2007, 22:28

featherback wrote: but they are chez bred

Reading this - Czech-made - makes me even more convinced that they are C. batrachus, despite the other listings. Sorry, I hope the LFS didn't rip you off.