Aluminum Catfish

nvcichlids · Post by **nvcichlids** » 17 Apr 2009, 03:12

I was at my lfs today and they had a catfish listed as an Aluminum catfish. It was about 2-2.5" TL. It was very sleek lined, and looked similar to a , , or ..

I guess my main question is, does anyone know of a fish of similar shape that is commonly called an aluminum catfish.

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 17 Apr 2009, 03:59

Fishbase lists
with the common name Aluminum Cat.

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 17 Apr 2009, 05:59

I thought "aluminum catfish" applied to

The aluminum catfish I have seen for sale have been C. brachynema I think, although I am pretty sure they weren't C. longipinnis.

Post by **Silurus** » 17 Apr 2009, 06:29

I thought the name applies to all members of the genus (or at least in the ornamental fish trade they are).

Floody · Post by **Floody** » 17 Apr 2009, 10:45

I have also seen this name applied to

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nvcichlids · Post by **nvcichlids** » 17 Apr 2009, 13:45

Thanks for your input guys, I hope that it isn't any of them because its awesome. I will post a pic (if I get a chance to head back to that FS this weekend) so you can see the fish in question.\

BTW, that hexanematichthys seemani i know isn't correct. I kept them in a 180 gallon brackish tank years ago (with other ariidae catfish)

Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 20 Apr 2009, 15:30

Silurus wrote:I thought the name applies to all members of the genus (or at least in the ornamental fish trade they are).

In the UK i have seen aluminium cat applied as Silurus suggests.

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