Thanks for the reply Mats, I suppose it true, species and variants are very muddled, and as you say its simply one person saying its a species and thats it.

Thanks for your input

POP QUIZ!! well not really, but just wanted to see what peoples thoughts were on this subject.
L411 monte dourado And L260 queen arabesque

The only details I can really find to tell me the difference is on Planetcatfish, which states, L411 has EVEN black & white patterning, and L260 has a thicker ...

Thanks for info.

I've seen giraffes fir sale before this size, biuger and smaller. But they are normally a dull brown or grey.
Lovely looking fish all the same.
I've not posted on here much before, but locals etc is where I fall down, every time.
Also identifying the less commonly kept fish too ...

Any help on this would be good.

I picked this up yesterday, the previous owner was unsure of the species.

But it could be Auchenoglanis wittei or Auchenoglanis acuticeps

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc394/JamesStuddart/Fish/Auchenoglanis%20acuticeps/fox_2011_08_01_2978.jpg

http ...

Thanks

Maybe I should trust my initial instincts

These were picked up from a Maidenhead Aquatics who had a customer bring them in, and if the P. absconditus is collected from a relatively new area then I doubt they are those.

thanks for the help

IMO I have done some 'googling' not the best resource I know, but I found some pages from abroad which these fish on (pictures, but I dont have the links) and also looking at the specimen shown in the Cat-eLog (although it is a dead specimen) the markings are very similar.
I can find no similarities ...

Hi all,

I am looking for an Id on this pim, I think its P. absconditus, but people have told me it "can't" be...

I have two of these

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc394/JamesStuddart/Fish/Pimelodus/WP_000583.jpg

link to album: http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc394/JamesStuddart/Fish ...