Got them out now I wanna know what they are...

[animal lover]

Ok so I got the rotten little hiders out, and they are all whiskery and cute but now I'd like to know exactly what they are....I would just like to know of sites that have pictures of different types of plecos and catfish...I'm pretty sure they are 2 different types of catfish cause they have mouths and not suckers....

 

[trouthead]

Here's a couple:-

ScotCat - Factsheets

and

Planet Catfish

 

[Lotus]

I would take a look in the synodontis, they could be something like pictus catfish. Have a look in the Mochokidae section of the planetcatfish.com cat-e-log

This might help if you have a common fish: http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/identifier.asp

 

[ecotank]

Can you post a picture? Someone on the board can probably tell you exactly what they are.

 

[wayne]

You need some pictures. You have no idea of what they are at all? That's pretty stupid, you might get lucky withthese, but I'm going to tell you now that unless you are lucky your catfish is likely to get 8 inches plus in size quickly, and be carnivorous with a big mouth

 

[animal lover]

Thanks for the sites I will have a look through them to see if I can find them....as for being stupid for not knowing what the fish are was a pretty rude thing to say...They came with the tank I bought so I didn't have much of a choice in the matter of not knowing what they are...I read up on fish before I go to the store to buy them.....They have been in this tank for some year or two and they haven't grown a whole lot so they seem to me like they are just gonna get fat....I will try to get some pics but I'll have to borrow my friens camera so I'll get it whenever I can.....wish me luck in my search

 

[animal lover]

So I think I found out what the one is....as I've found so far it could be a Agamyxis pectinifrons...Raphael catfish....I'm still looking though...just thought I'd update you

 

[animal lover]

By gosh that was the easiest fish to find...Thanx to the help from you guys....They are both raphael catfish...one is a spotted and the other is a stripped.....Thanks guys I don't think I could have found them without your help

 

[Lotus]

From what I have read, they're pretty hidey fish... as I guess you already found out

 

[animal lover]

Did I ever find that out....They have a big skull to hide in now which they can get out of....I am also building them a cave out of garden stones...Thank you for that site you sent cause thats how I found them.....

 

[Jeanna]

I just wanted to say that I CAN'T believe that someone said that you were "STUPID" for not knowing what fish you have. First of all, you can go to the store and buy a fish, and maybe forget the name, or in you case, buy the tank with the fish in there. It doesn't matter how or why you don't know what it is. Isn't that why there are message boards? Because we need to ask questions that we don't know the answers to, and for other people to help us or give us suggestions.
I was just reading all the posts and I thought that was VERY rude.

Just had to voice my opinion
Jeanna

 

[blueturq]

alright, calm down

maybe Wayne didn't know that the fish came with this person's tank

I just wanted to say that I CAN'T believe that someone said that you were "STUPID" for not knowing what fish you have

Actually he didn't call him/her stupid, he was that it was stupid that he/she did not know what the fish were.

P.S. I am not saying that what he said was alright, I am just clarfiying what was said

 

[justkeepswimmin]

Even if he did not know that the fish came with the tank, you DO NOT say that it is stupid for not knowing what kind of fish you have. If you aren't going to be helpful or give fairly decent advice in a decent manner than you shouldn't be posting at all. My jaw dropped on the computer desk when I read this thread, and being that Wayne is a Super Fish I would have expected more respect and better words of advice.

 

[TaffyFish]

It's great that you now know what they are, so you can continue to research and ensure that you either look after them properly or move them on if you're unable to.

So do you now have to identify the rest of the "whole bunch of fish"?

I'm saying nothing about bettas!

 

[wayne]

Realistic advice is good advice. Most non Cory catfish are still wild caught, and most free swimming catfish have big mouths and get pretty big pretty quickly. It is stupid to put a 2 inch catfish in a tank and not expect it to eat everything pretty quickly. That's what they do. Seen it happen plenty of times. 'My pretty little fish is now 10 inches long and has eaten everything.....'
The above might sound harsh, but it is realistic and accurate. Dodging the issue in the name of 'niceness' is not going to help.

Incidentally did you know these fish are venomous, so try to avoid touching it. It's not dangerous, it's pretty similar to a wasp sting

 

[animal lover]

I know what the whole bunch of fish are but there is just too many to write them down and it would make my sig to large, so I just say a whole bunch of fish....The catfish don't really come out much and I wouldn't even dare to try and touch them bare handed cause they have spikey things and are just kinda scarey to touch....As for the stupid comment its "in one ear and out the other" I don't let comments bother me cause why be upset and pissed off over a little comment who cares it's life.......

 

[whatsmango]

i don' think there's anything wrong with you saying ' a whole bunch of fish'. it simply saves time in listing them all. and its more than likely (im just assuming) that you have similar to what a lot of people have on this site. lol about the spiky things comment. i think i wood squirm too!

 

[TaffyFish]

its more than likely (im just assuming) that you have similar to what a lot of people have on this site.

That has to be one of the most insightful comments I've read on this board. LOL