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this is of course some kind of electric catfish

in the old days, it was simple: all those were Malapterurus electricus

now, it's not that simple anymore, hence my question:
wich species is this Malapterurus?








and eh, no; I didn't buy this wee monster for me; it came along with a tank bought by someone at the Dutch Cichlidforum and he wants to know what kind of fish it is
;)

The photos don't show enough characters, so I can't tell you which one this is. It looks possibly like a broad-toothed Malapterurus (which rules out M. electricus), though.

Silurus wrote:The photos don't show enough characters, so I can't tell you which one this is.

Yeah, you need to catch it with your hands, flip it over, spread the pelvic fins, etc.

Nice fish. I had the pleasure of caring for one of these adults at the New England Aquarium for a summer during an internship. It created a tremendous amoung of waste. I was constantly vacuuming the tank. Would love to have one at some point.

Yeah, you need to catch it with your hands, flip it over, spread the pelvic fins, etc.

very funny

as said, it's on the forum, not in my posession. I'll tell they guy that got it, yes?

also: I have been zapped by electric cats in the past. repeatedly. so yes, I do know how it feels.

How big is it?

on first look i thought maybe M.Tanoensis....

it's a regular bucket; one of those 10-12L things

how big are these/ 25 cm, maybe 30. so it's close to that.

as said -twice- I don't have or own the fish. getting measurements or better pics is not within my powers.

I don't know what species it is either but I had a 6 inch Electric At and I fund out how strong it could shock. It was much stronger than I expected.
Had a 30 inch Electric Eel after that. I was careful not find out how strong it could shock.