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hi. can you please help me id this catfish? got this from a lfs. thanks!

This is a pimelodid hybrid. crossed with another pimelodid genus, perhaps.

On second thought, this might be the TSN X niger hybrid discussed here.

Possibly one of these

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/ge ... nus_id=116


Edit: oops....HH is way ahead of me

You can see the body scutes on the pale body beneath the dorsal

it's a good idea to return this to the shop as fast as you can!

both parents are able to reach 4 feet.
the Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum already is a catfish of respectable size; the Oxydoras niger can and does reach twice the weight and girth of an adult TSN

if you doubt this, well, here's a picture of both parental species taken by yours truly:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/im ... ge_id=3881
the little squirt on the left is a 3.5 foot TSN. the head of the niger is almost as large as my own.
the hose you see in the background is a 2" gardenpond hose, largest diameter available in the shop.

photo was taken at Verduijns.

given the fact that hybrids often grow faster and larger than both parental species -this is called hybrid vigor- you can easily end up with a 4-5 feet long catfish with the size of a baby bottlenose dolphin and the weight of a fully grown adult male German Shepherd dog......

not something you can keep in any normal sized home aquarium!

it's currently 6 inches now. oh no. you think it would really grow that big? i was hoping this would fall under the dwarf doras species. tank mates right now include synodontis and an 8 inch african arowana. it feeds on small guppies but it also takes pellets and frozen blood worms.

panaquej wrote:it's currently 6 inches now. oh no. you think it would really grow that big? i was hoping this would fall under the dwarf doras species. tank mates right now include synodontis and an 8 inch african arowana. it feeds on small guppies but it also takes pellets and frozen blood worms.

Sadly, yes. It is a very unusual looking fish, but as already stated, it will outgrow any home aquaria very quickly.
Unless you can provide a very large (and i mean large) pond to house it, you need to find it a suitable home now before it outgrows your existing setup.
Martin

On second thought, this might be the TSN X niger hybrid discussed here

WTF?

Now I have seen what I never wanted to see.

Matt

What's the weather/climate like in the Philippines? It might well survive in a garden pond of 20x10 feet if you have the space

Richard B wrote:What's the weather/climate like in the Philippines?

Sorry, slightly off topic, but it's got to be warmer than the UK

Martin S wrote:

Richard B wrote:What's the weather/climate like in the Philippines?

Sorry, slightly off topic, but it's got to be warmer than the UK

Definately "slightly off topic" but it did make me chuckle!

grokefish wrote:

On second thought, this might be the TSN X niger hybrid discussed here

WTF?

Now I have seen what I never wanted to see.

Matt

Matt - apart from this "abomination" there are a couple of things you might not have seen somewhere in the forums (laziness prevents me from finding them)

RTC x pangasiid hybrid - pics & discussion
Pangasiid x clariid hybrid - revealled in discussion by Silurus
Another one i can't remember - pic & discussion - produced for consumptive purposes

Just a few Dr Frankensteins playing God........

it's around 23 degrees on average and reaches about 19 at night. quite cold considering our normal weather is 32 degrees. i'll transfer this fish to a pond when it gets really big.