Jools wrote:

lancetrickey wrote:So. The pictures I posted really can't be taken as good example of this.

I was discounting your pictures. All other pictures I have seen show fish with ragged fins.

Jools

me too

Anyone else notice that every picture I have seen of A. serracanthus appears to have damaged fins. Even those taken in the wild. Could I put forward the theory that fins on this species naturally degenerate for some reason and that is possibly accelerated in captivity?

Jools


My particular ...

That's because the fins on your fish are badly damaged. I'm almost sure it's Ameiurus serracanthus.

Yup, at some point in the past your fish has suffered severe damage to the finnage, but that's what it is. Obviously a survivor, deserving of another 7 years TLC.


That's sort of makes me sad in ...

It looks to me like Ictaturus serracanthrus

or Ameiurus serracanthus?? That would explain why I've failed in the ID. I never once considered it North American.

I found this .... http://www.nanfa.org/fif/spotted_bullhead.htm , close but no cigar.

the only things similar are the size and spots ...

I think I bought this fish as a "Congo Cat" . He was about 2 inches long then.



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