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which Species

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Hi,

I am from Turkey. I bought 3 catfish from my local petshop. Dealer said that "it was LDA 16" but idont think so. Please tell me this fish which species???


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Well, looks like a hybrid to me....
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Oh dear, what a monstrosity
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Have a look at this:
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Marc van Arc wrote:Have a look at this:
I dont think so Marc. Because my catfish doesnt have dot. It's color is liht orange and has longfin. when it swimming like to bridge.
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It looks like a veiltailed piebald to me.
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Looks like a long finned calico to me.
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darkruse wrote:
Marc van Arc wrote:Have a look at this:
I dont think so Marc. Because my catfish doesnt have dot. It's color is liht orange and has longfin. when it swimming like to bridge.
Click the link and scroll down; there are alternate forms of that fish, of which yours is one of them.
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Suckermouth wrote:Click the link and scroll down; there are alternate forms of that fish, of which yours is one of them.
Sorry, my bad. I should have explained that myself.... Thanks Suckermouth for doing so.
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matti2uude wrote:Looks like a long finned calico to me.
Indeed, it's one variant of - it has the long finned and piebald/calico traits, which are cultured variants of the fish, rather than the spotted brown short finned natural variant.

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Suckermouth wrote:
darkruse wrote:
Marc van Arc wrote:Have a look at this:
I dont think so Marc. Because my catfish doesnt have dot. It's color is liht orange and has longfin. when it swimming like to bridge.
Click the link and scroll down; there are alternate forms of that fish, of which yours is one of them.
So you and Marc are right Milton. I saw it. I thnk my catfish Ancistrus cf_cirhosus Piebald variety longfin.
Marc van Arc wrote:Sorry, my bad. I should have explained that myself.... Thanks Suckermouth for doing so.
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