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Help please!

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So I purchased this beautiful cat a few weeks ago and have been trying desperately to identify it. Nobody seems 100 percent sure but I've narrowed it down to either an Asian redtailed catfish or a crystal eyed catfish (maybe a hybrid???) let me know what y'all think!
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It looks like it may be .
But, at that size which bagrid your catfish actually is, it is a tad hard to nail down. I think it maybe a case of letting your fish settle into its aquarium, letting it put on more growth (which may not take long) and then getting a more complete photograph taken of the lateral profile.
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It is an ARTC (H. wyckioides).
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I think you have a one fish tank! :-!
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Agree with the ID. Silurus is Dr. Heok Hee Ng who most recently revised the genus of Hemibagrus. So one can rest assured of the ID.
jimoo wrote:I think you have a one fish tank! :-!
Pond, not tank :) Albeit one never/next to never sees even sub-adults, not to mention adults, raised by hobbyists in captivity. There are several obvious reasons, having to do with their alleged champion aggression and a large adult size, but I really wonder if there are others, like "they don't take captivity so well".
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