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hi all

i got a new catfish from the fish shop the other day and i need some help with its I.D

its all black well slightly grey and its got 6 white whiskers its eyes are on the top of its head instead of the side and it seems igrresive ???????? please help if you can guys

cheers pete

? Shooting in the dark here without a picture.

Rusty

The description is not very much to go by in identifying your fish ( maybe?)
Try looking at the Cat-eLog to see if any pictures match. Concentrate on the families Bagridae and Pimelodidae.

cheers guys you where bang on there Silurus i had been through all the profiles in the cat-e-log before and spotted the crystal eyed catfish but couldnt tell but now im sure

thanks

its about 3" now and looks like its gonna keep growing hopefully i might be able to get pics soon

thanks for the help you guys

The white whiskers tell me its probably Hemibagrus wyckoides. I have a wyckii (about 9") and his whiskers still havent turned all the way. Also, typically, a wyckii is going to be $100+ (or close to it) while a wyckoides will be $15+. Does the cat have white edging on its tail or is the tail tinged red?

the back tail fin is white edged its only about 3/4 inches now and seems very agressive against other fish e.g 2 inch hoplo and 3 inch bristlenose plec

I'd move out all other tankmates if I were you.

I agree with Silurus....move em out quickly. Its definitely a wyckii. Read the catfish of the month article and youll understand why. I have a 9" one that is fine during the day but absolutely brutalizes everything in the tank when the lights go out. Great Fish!!

cheers you guys thanks alot for the help

just read up on it on the cat of the month review sound like a nice fish

well thanks again for all your help

hey mason which shop in manchester? i know most of them as im from there.

hi wayne

the name of the shop is cockfields farm lees road ashton/oldham it not just a farm shop he sells coldwater/tropical/saltwater fish and equipment he's pretty good on most things but as you can tell by my post he doesnt really research his fish before he gets them plus he takes in exchanges so there are new fish in there all the time

thanks mate il have to try it.

just borrowed a webcam to get a pic of it for id what do you think....???
p.s sorry about the quality i havent sorted the settings out on the cam yet
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thanks all

thanks silurus

i wasnt to sure as ive seen another red tailed cat in my lfs and it doesnt look anything like mine its more black with a white stripe down its side and a little red ??? what is it

ill try and get a pic next time i go up

You mean like this?

yeah thats the one sorry as you can prob tell i dont know that much about alot of fish but im trying lol thanks for the help

You probably still may want to follow silurus' advice about removing the other fish... ARTC are just as nasty as the crystal eyed cat.