What catfish am I?

[Mturner615]

I was at one of the LFS and saw this little catfish and I managed to take a pic. It's not very good, but the LFS said it was sent to them accidentally and theyre not sure what he is... any ideas?

I'm interested to know bc I think he'd make a good addition to my turtle tank as a bottom feeder bc hes very well armored.

 

[bmoraski]

well now im curious.
i cant tell much from picture but maybe someone will.

 

[Mturner615]

he's about 1.5 inches. they said they had some like him before, and they can get pretty big, like 7-8 inches, but they take a long time to grow, and live quite a long time.

 

[bmoraski]

so i guess this might be going in your 45gal ?

 

[Mturner615]

well he'd go in the 20 turtle tank for a bit until the turtles get transferred or he outgrows the 20 before the turtles. then yeah, he'd transfer to a bigger tank

 

[bmoraski]

well it sounds like you have a plan. take some better pics so someone here can identify

 

[Mturner615]

has anyone else even looked at it besides you? lol j/w.

 

[bmoraski]

they will just gotta be patient, lol

 

[Mturner615]

lol. i know. no disrespect meant by that last post. i didnt realize it sounded so mean.. but i wonder what that cat is.. he looks pretty sweet imo.

 

[bmoraski]

well no offense taken and i would love to identify your soon to be fish ! lol

 

[Mturner615]

I got another pic of the "mystery catfish..." anyone know what it is yet?

 

[DesignsOnYou]

Brown/gray catfish covered in bits of leaf? Haha. Sorry I can't actually help, I have no idea. This link might help though, since you've actually seen him, maybe you'll have a better shot Neither one of the pics is great, so it's hard to tell from here. The Catfish Families • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish &bull

 

[brnttoast]

not a very good pic

but from the fat head and whiplike tail i'd say look up pics for banjo cats or whiptail cats and see if those look like this lil guy

 

[big54bob]

I wanna put my money on spotted rapheal. I can't say for shure.