honeycomb or not

[dazzadub]

Wife found a lovely fish which we were told was a honeycomb driftwood catfish. Idea for us, nice size etc

But. When I asked question on another forum they said this honeycomb doesn't suck on glass.

Yes when we seen him in the shop he was sucking on the glass, wife reserved him as she wanted him and they caught him and placed in another tank he looked more like a pleco then the catfish named here.
Even the photos I've seen of a driftwood honeycomb look different to the one in the shop

The tag in the shop says honeycomb driftwood catfish but this one they caught was sucking on

[Silurus]

We need a picture of the fish to identify it.

[dazzadub]

I will try and get a actual photo of the fish in due course

[Acanthicus]

Hi,

you might check Hypostomus faveolus, also called "Honeycomb pleco".

[Richard B]

£18 a piece seems expensive for them too!

[Atmichaels]

Another possibility could be

Synodontis nigriventris

or one of the other synos with a "honeycomb" pattern.

[racoll]

when we seen him in the shop he was sucking on the glass

Maybe the Centromochlus was hiding in a piece of wood, and you saw the wrong fish?

[dazzadub]

There was nothing else in there, as wife asked to reserve so he caught him.

No other catfish or plecs where in there.

[KungFish]

Racoll's theory sounds likely given the shy, nocturnal nature of these fish (except at feeding time, that is ).
Look here -->

Centromochlus perugiae

<-- for more info on the honeycomb catfish (sometimes known as the oil catfish).

[Martin S]

There's a price tag for a

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

(aka Mango plec) next to the Honeycomb...could it have been that?

[KungFish]

Could it have been a Sewellia lineolata (reticulated hillstream loach) that was sucking on the glass?