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I have no idea what this fish is.

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I have just bought a catfish and have forgotten the name of it. It is around 5 inches long, is grey and black and has a long tail with a long whispy bit coming off the end of the tail fin. Any ideas. Sorry but I haven't got a picture.
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any other info here might help fin i.e size of fins,any spots or stripes. can you remember any part of the name you were given?
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it's got a big fin on the top. I was told Royal something but I don't think it is a whiptail. I've looked at a picture of one and it doesn't look like it.
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it's got black stripes on its tail.
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A royal twig catfish, perhaps?
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Post by Sid Guppy »

uh oh

I feel a tankbuster coming up....

You got yourself a "Royal Pleco" or "Royal Panaque", perhaps??

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A baby Panaque

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adult Panaque (or subadult, they get even bigger...)

Panaque nigrolineatus (and some very closely related species) get HUGE, as in almost Koi carp size......
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Post by Yann »

Hi !

I really doubt it is a Panaque as these lacks the tail filaments he was talking about. It could be a Loricariini but again those are not grey coloured. I was thinking more at some Pims such as Merondototus tigrinus.
Could you give us more information regarding the body shape, whiskers, fins, tooth...
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I think it might be a common whiptail. Have you got a picture of one?
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Check the Cat-eLog.
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Post by Ben »

As Silurus suggested, the Cat-eLog is your best bet. There are many different whiptails out there, some of which are really tough to ID. I have 2 that were both sold as "common whiptail" but niether anre anything alike. Here are some pics of one of mine. http://www.corydorasworld.com/planetcat ... ry/album09

Hope this helps,
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