help id a nice catfish :)

Strange · Post by **Strange** » 26 Mar 2004, 19:39

A guy here in sweden bought a tank with some fishes, we cant figure out what they are so all help is nice, ill post links to the pics.

1. http://www.lindersson.se/images/Akvariu ... atfish.jpg

2. http://www.lindersson.se/images/Akvariu ... atfish.jpg

3. http://www.lindersson.se/images/Akvarium/blue_pleco.jpg

give us your best shots, and help us figure out what they are

//Marcus

Post by **Silurus** » 26 Mar 2004, 19:53

1. Some kind of Clarotes

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Anli · Post by **Anli** » 27 Mar 2004, 23:54

Thanks.. IÂ´m the the stunned owner of these ugly creatures...
The Chrysichthys brachynema seems to be a Tangayika catfish thats dwells in the deep.
I have never seen it before... how rare is it? My specimen doesnt eat anything yet... its about 10-11 inches long. Any information should most welcome!
I will try to get a better picture, and then mail it to "FishBase" http://www.fishbase.se/search.cfm
Today I had the opportunity to listen to the famous Sven Kullander, Senior Curator of Ichthyology at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, talking about "FishBase" at the "Nordiska ciklid sÃ¤llskapets" annual conferens. Very interesting, and I found the Chrysichthys brachynema in that database... but no picture (as in planet catfish). I got a bit scared when I saw the possible lenght...77 cm