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Megalechis picta

. There are some similar looking species but yours appears to have a dark bar in the tail fin which points to this one.

Thank you! I did just find what he was, hoplo catfish. Thanks so much

My fiancé bought a tank from his friend. It is about 55 gallons and terribly stocked.

There's a catfish in there, that I can't seem to identify. He looks sort of armoured along his stomach, and has extremely long barbels and a sort of rounded tail. The owner has no idea what it is, I think he ...