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Need help in identifying my catfish. Thank you.

Silurus wrote:

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

Could it be a bocourti sir? :/ i was told that they previously id-ed it as such. Also, why is the coloration grey instead of the normal blue we usually see in LFS. Thanks you so much for helping me out

Adults lose the striking colouration of juvenilles & become quite drab

Richard B wrote:Adults lose the striking colouration of juvenilles & become quite drab

I see. But how are the big ones in singapore's river safari able to maintain their blue-ish coloration. I have one that also came in as MGC but could very well be a ir-shark (is now around 28") and is still blue. This one is around 3 feet. And when it was still small, it was this color already. I'll try to look for juvy pics:)

I was in the River Safari recently (IUCN workshop), and the P. hypophthalmus in there didn't look blue to me. I'd say they were gray, if darker than your fish.

Here's a video:) they all came in as MGC:/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSlhTmY9XWo