What are these

begone · Post by **begone** » 08 Nov 2003, 23:21

I have two catfish that my brother had bought, and he said they were "Black Shark Catfish". I can't find anything about these fish. He gave them to me because they attacked and kill two quarter size angelfish and injured his Pl*co. I put them in me Oscar tank and all is well. They are,obviously, all black, fatter full bodied and mildly aggresive. Any ideas or help where to look on what they actually are.

Post by **Silurus** » 09 Nov 2003, 01:41

Arius seemanni?

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 09 Nov 2003, 08:15

Mystus leucophasis?

Jools

begone · Post by **begone** » 09 Nov 2003, 18:51

They look alot like the Mystus Leucophasis, but they aren't upside down nor are their "wiskers" as long.

begone · Post by **begone** » 09 Nov 2003, 18:57

Also, they only have one top fin, not alot of extension but it runs longer on the body.

Post by **Silurus** » 09 Nov 2003, 19:02

Hemibagrus wyckii?

If you can provide a pic, we can stop this guessing game.

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 09 Nov 2003, 20:03

If not a picture some more information might help:
What size are they now?
where abouts do they hide or swim? (middle, bottom)
Are they all black, no other markings?
what are they eating apart from other fish?

As you can tell i'm running out of questions but anything that might help people help you is worth mentioning.

begone · Post by **begone** » 10 Nov 2003, 01:04

Hey guys thanks for all the help but I finally got my wife to get online and she figured out what they are. The mystery fish are "Black Labeo", the great black shark, scientifically- Labeo Chysophekadion.
Again thank you everyone.

Post by **Silurus** » 10 Nov 2003, 01:31

Seesh, that's not even a catfish, and they certainly do not

look alot like the Mystus Leucophasis

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 10 Nov 2003, 05:46

Hi!

im not too much informed about this species but doesnt it get up to 60 cm? So youd need a 2 meter tank in no time...

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 11 Nov 2003, 08:54

@mick they arent catfishes they are cyprinids. They look like the redtailed "labeo"(Epalzeorhynchus bicolor) but just jetblack to grey.
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 foot = 33.xx cm something like that im too lazy to look it up...

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 11 Nov 2003, 16:18

24"

and LOTS and LOTS of character too!!

definitely a fish for the 250G tank, with sturdy companions, not for the faint hearted.

but the ARE very pretty when mature, exchanging the black color for a bronze, and with red spots on the scales.

juvenile Morulius

subadult Morulius

adult Morulius, notice the high, humplike back. THIS is a carpsized beast!!

Post by **Barbie** » 11 Nov 2003, 17:26

You'll find these guys just will NOT play nicely with conspecifics as they grow. African cichlids have nothing on aggression when it comes to them. Good luck!

Barbie

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 11 Nov 2003, 19:44

And they have a tendency to jump out off the tank, even though there was a glass cover on, never did figure out how mine done that.

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