ID catfish from Congo?

nötter · Post by **nötter** » 07 Sep 2013, 13:56

Can someone help me identify this catfish? Length is about 30 cm. Here are some pictures of it.

unblinded · Post by **unblinded** » 07 Sep 2013, 14:58

It's a Chrysichtys species. Maybe .

nötter · Post by **nötter** » 07 Sep 2013, 15:36

It is at least 10 years old and has not grown larger than the 30 cm.

unblinded · Post by **unblinded** » 07 Sep 2013, 16:00

Check out this thread. http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... 13&t=31221

nötter · Post by **nötter** » 07 Sep 2013, 17:26

Thanks. It is instructive. Obviously it is difficult to know the exact species. Should there be any benefit from the more precise identification if I could find out where it was caught in the Congo?

Viktor Jarikov · Post by **Viktor Jarikov** » 07 Sep 2013, 22:38

AFAIK, they are notoriously hard to ID. I had two 1' ones (scattered throughout the photos): http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... pportunity

One was just killed by one of my jaus: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... =8&t=38993

The other one is ok. Similarly to yours, they appear to not want to grow beyond 1' even in a 1500 gal pond. I still don't know what species they are.

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