ID Silver Striped with long barbels

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AdamSD
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ID Silver Striped with long barbels

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I was told this was a "Pixie Catfish". Google doesn't seem to find that. There is a "Spiney Pixie Cat" that doesn't look the same. They are 6-7" long and I was told full grown.
They kinda look like the Shark Catfish with much longer barbels and no black stripe on the dorsal fin.
I doubting all I was told, so I figured I'd go to the experts.
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Hello AdamSD,

We can't see the photos.
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Re: ID Silver Striped with long barbels

Post by Viktor Jarikov »

I am guessing Pimelodus blochii sometimes called by sellers striped pictus catfish. They are commonly returned to stores at 6" after they had eaten all their tank mates.

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