What is he/She

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What is he/She

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Ok.. have a Very Black ,With white spots going down each side of body.. in one line from head to tail ...he/she is aprox 3inch long with long wiskers... iv had "it" for 2 years and have only seen "it" twice..!!..So no pix..Sorry.
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Silurus wrote:?
Nope .. had a look but more "Stalth" from a Profile pic.. very "Traingular" looking .. will try to get a pic.asap.
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The only other one that comes to mind is , but:
1) it does not have a row of white spots on the body
2) it would not be only 3" after 2 years.
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Close ,but not him/her

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Thanks for the help HH but still not the one , ill try and get a pic for you to look at..
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Post by sidguppy »

The Black Lancer definitely has the edgy profile that looks a bit like the Stealth F111....but the whiskers are quite short on this one.

not a Lancer?
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i think u got it sid..!

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Yep.. he/she look like it..!! thanks mate . others may have said the same , but in the last hour "it" came out for a feed..!! so i can say "it" is a Lancer..OK but will it be ok with my 2 x Clarias Batrachus..??

Thanks for the info sid on the Lancer. :D
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