New bumblebee catfish, Asian or SA?

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Dimidiata
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New bumblebee catfish, Asian or SA?

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Grabbed this dude from one of the small local chains, labled as a bumblebee goby(because the place is run by idiots). They had a few 'different' looking bumblebee cats in the tank along with about 15 tiny Raphael. I grabbed this bigger dude. I assumed he was SA but a few people on FB insist he looks Asian. All help is appreciated. Sorry for the dinner pics but ya know, bumblebee.
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Re: New bumblebee catfish, Asian or SA?

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Looks like a
Pseudomystus siamensis
to me, hopefully more will chime in though
I can stop keeping catfish whenever I want. I just don't think I'll ever want to do that...
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Re: New bumblebee catfish, Asian or SA?

Post by Dave Rinaldo »

I also say
Pseudomystus siamensis
. They've been on a major US wholesaler list recently. :)
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Re: New bumblebee catfish, Asian or SA?

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Sounds good. I've actually never seen bumblebee in my local stores before so I was wondering what prompted their sudden arrival everywhere. Also scored a young snakeskin gourami from them (labled as a female DG). I'm here for it. Feel like I should have gotten some of the Raphael's too.
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Re: New bumblebee catfish, Asian or SA?

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That one of the many things I love about catfish, you can find some awesome fish hidden amongst the masses. My
Pseudomystus funebris
was left over from a group of
Pseudomystus siamensis
, my
Synodontis contractus
was the last of a
Synodontis nigriventris
order and I picked out my pair of
Acanthodoras cataphractus
amongst a dozen
Platydoras armatulus
.

Always keep your eyes peeled!
I can stop keeping catfish whenever I want. I just don't think I'll ever want to do that...
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Re: New bumblebee catfish, Asian or SA?

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catfishchaos wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 03:42 That one of the many things I love about catfish, you can find some awesome fish hidden amongst the masses. My
Pseudomystus funebris
was left over from a group of
Pseudomystus siamensis
, my
Synodontis contractus
was the last of a
Synodontis nigriventris
order and I picked out my pair of
Acanthodoras cataphractus
amongst a dozen
Platydoras armatulus
.

Always keep your eyes peeled!
Just recently nabbed Synodontis schoutedeni for $3 as "syno cat". Cats are my favorite group. I have a 75 full of em.
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Re: New bumblebee catfish, Asian or SA?

Post by smitty »

Very nice addition
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