Can ID this fish?

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Can ID this fish?

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It has 4 wisker. Very active at nights.

Pls name the family. Thanks!

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Post by Silurus »

The pic doesn't seem to be showing up.

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Post by Silurus »

Sorry, the link still doesn't seem to be working.

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Hey it works. Try again.
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Post by Silurus »

OK, got it to work. Looks like a juvenile <i>Pangasius sanitswongsei</i>.

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Post by smilingSyno »

This link works just fine:
http://www.geocities.com/justasite2000/ ... CI0056.JPG
Looks like some kind of Asian catfish to me, maybe a Mystus?

PS: ooops... didn't know HH already had the pic :oops:
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Hi Silurus,

You mean Pangasius sanitswongi?


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Post by Silurus »

Nope, it's a pangasiid.

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Post by Silurus »

Azlan,

Nope, the correct spelling should be sanitswongsei.

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Hey at least I was right about Asia :mrgreen:
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Post by Azlan »

Hmm..

Should I keep or shouldnt I.

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Post by Silurus »

Depends on whether you have the space for it. Pangasiids need a lot of swimming room and can grow fairly large. They are not really suitable for the average aquarist because they do best in a very large tank.

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