Is this a catfish?

Nopileos · Post by **Nopileos** » 26 Dec 2005, 11:04

Hello!

IÂ´m frustrated, two weeks ago IÂ´ve bought that fish and nobody could tell me what it is. IÂ´ve searched nearly every austrian and german Forum and nobody could help me jet.

I even donÂ´t know if itÂ´s a catfish...

Thank you

Chris

coelacanth · Post by **coelacanth** » 26 Dec 2005, 11:36

Looks like Somileptes gongota, a loach from India. They really need a sand substrate that they can bury themselves in, your fish is likely to be stressed if it is unable to do so (and it may injure itself it if tries on a gravel substrate).
Pete

Nopileos · Post by **Nopileos** » 26 Dec 2005, 11:41

I know, it likes burying himselvein the Sand:

IÂ´ve put sand into my AQ, about half of the ground consists of it and it seems he likes both, gravel and sand...

Post by **Silurus** » 26 Dec 2005, 13:09

coelacanth wrote:Looks like Somileptes gongota

The correct name of this fish is now Canthophrys gongota.

coelacanth · Post by **coelacanth** » 27 Dec 2005, 00:02

Silurus wrote:The correct name of this fish is now Canthophrys gongota.

A curse on these taxonomists and their meaningless shenanigans!..Oh, sorry HH, I mean "that's fascinating, I wonder who carried out the review?"