Help with ID

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carbene
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Help with ID

Post by carbene »

just got this baby from lfs but not sure which catfish it is. About 6-7inches at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.
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racoll
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Post by racoll »

A
Chrysichthys
, possibly
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
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Viktor Jarikov
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Post by Viktor Jarikov »

Agree. That or (less likely) one of the close look-alikes in the genus of the Aluminum aka African-big-eyed catfishes. Mine two reached ~12" TL in 5 years and stopped growing.
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carbene
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Post by carbene »

thanks for the replies :-D
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