whats my fish. i have no pic. but i could discribe him.

mom63pr · Post by **mom63pr** » 08 Feb 2004, 02:44

hello everyone
I have a fish that i call wommer...
I think he is a form of catfish, he is long but 1 1/2 inches long he sucks on rocks he is brown with dark spots going down his body. he kind of looks like a worm

DeepFriedIctalurus · Post by **DeepFriedIctalurus** » 08 Feb 2004, 05:38

Try checking in the Cat E-log on this site, under Loricariidae if it uses it's mouth to hold onto things. If it seems to stick to things w/ it's belly, and since you mentioned it looking like a worm...try checking out the species list on http://www.loaches.com and see if it resembles anything on there. Hope that helps a bit...it's the best I can do anyway.

Tyler

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 08 Feb 2004, 19:11

common sucking loach?:

mom63pr · Post by **mom63pr** » 08 Feb 2004, 22:59

Yes!!!

thats him!!!

thanks you magnum

Now i have another question:

is his a form of catfish? is does anybody know how big he will grow???
the pet shop owner doesnt remember selling him to me now and he doesnt know what kind of fish or anything about him...
I'm never going back there again.

Post by **Silurus** » 08 Feb 2004, 23:30

is his a form of catfish?

No, it's a Chinese algae eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri), which is more closely related to carp.

s does anybody know how big he will grow?

At least 28 cm (11"). They get aggressive, too.