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Black Catfish ID Help

Posted: 03 Aug 2006, 04:04
by texasgirl005
Was hoping to get an ID on a black catfish I saw at the store today.
Completely black, low set and sort of "bulbous" eyes, short whiskers, about 4 inches long but employee said they get to be about 12"-15", he said the name started with a P but didn't remember it.
I know this is vague, sorry, but if anyone can point me to some ideas that would be great, I checked through the catalog but had no clue where to start. None of the Common Names that start with P looked like it.
Thanks!

Posted: 03 Aug 2006, 04:28
by texasgirl005
Here are what the eyes looked like, not quite so huge though, and they were directly on the sides of it's head.
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Posted: 03 Aug 2006, 08:15
by Marc van Arc
I think it's this:

Posted: 03 Aug 2006, 13:44
by pictus_man_77
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/sp ... ies_id=268

Or This, i see these for sale all the time

Posted: 04 Aug 2006, 00:31
by texasgirl005
Found out it was pangasius, thanks for the replies, good thing I decided to do a little research before buying! (I've decided not to!)
Thanks!

Posted: 04 Aug 2006, 08:55
by MatsP
texasgirl005 wrote:Found out it was pangasius, thanks for the replies, good thing I decided to do a little research before buying! (I've decided not to!)
Thanks!
That's a very wise decision in this case. Pangasius spp. aren't very suitable for long life in aquariums...

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Mats