Which Pangasius is this

jolly_polli · Post by **jolly_polli** » 24 Dec 2004, 13:27

I recently got an aquarium whit this fish in it

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4 ... 8UYtXLdi2g

But can anyone tell me what it is, I guess it's one of the Pangasius family.

Greetings Gijs

Ps Sorry for the poor quality of the Pic.

Post by **Silurus** » 24 Dec 2004, 13:38

A subadult Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.

jolly_polli · Post by **jolly_polli** » 24 Dec 2004, 22:47

Thanks Silurus for the reaction.

When I look at this pic I see an adipose fin but my fish doesn't have that, so I presume it's not the same.

Post by **Silurus** » 26 Dec 2004, 00:22

If you look carefully at your fish, you can see a small adipose fin (it seems to be folded back against the body). All pangasiids have an adipose fin.

jolly_polli · Post by **jolly_polli** » 26 Dec 2004, 11:40

I've taken new pictures of the fish in my tank.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4 ... 8UYtXLdi2g

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4 ... 8UYtXLdi2g

Sorry but maybe I didn't explain myself right, the pic I used in the previous message was taken from the database from planetcatgfish and not of my fish. On that pic there was a adiposefin and my fish doesn't have that.
I presumed that is was a pangasius but now I see that it isn't but what is it then?

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 26 Dec 2004, 12:41

It's a completely chewed up Pangasius.....

Now I know what you meant by white/pink fin-edges, wich pointed me in a wrong direction; it's scartissue and pretty serious bacterial-infected area's.....

likely the adipose has suffered a similar fate; must be all those convicts using the ol' catfish as a "doggy-rubberbone" to chew on

btw Convict = Cryptoheros/Archocentrus nigrofasciatus

Post by **Silurus** » 26 Dec 2004, 15:28

You can see a small pale spot on the back of your fish. That's where the adipose would/used to be.

jolly_polli · Post by **jolly_polli** » 26 Dec 2004, 16:20

Thanks for the replies, now I know which fish it is. I need to find a new home for him because I've no tank I can keep it in. I have several large tanks but in all of them are only tanganyika fish.
The small tank it's in now is too small and also occupied by other fish I would like to keep.