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Itaya River Wood catfish
Posted: 09 Jun 2017, 05:04
by Domaku
Had my local fish connection pick them up from segrest farms a couple days ago and the order list had them only labeled as itaya River catfish. Looking for help with a positive ID.
Re: Itaya River Wood catfish
Posted: 09 Jun 2017, 08:54
by Martin S
Nice find. Almost definitely a
or
(but would suspect the former). As to which one, it's hard to tell from the photos, my suggestion would be
but it could very well be an undescribed species! The name is not helpful either, as there don't appear to be many fish found in the Ataya (only three species listed) and none of these are
.
How many do you have? Be good to see photos of these as they grow and put on weight. Please keep us updated on their progress.
HTH
Martin
Re: Itaya River Wood catfish
Posted: 09 Jun 2017, 14:32
by nvcichlids
I am with martin on the suggestion, though it could be an unde..
Re: Itaya River Wood catfish
Posted: 09 Jun 2017, 17:16
by Domaku
I will be sure to, they seem very thin. I have a pair of them. Hopefully they will make it. I've had them a couple days so far. They react well to food but have to be nearby to try and eat it. Compared to the pair of honeycomb catfish I house them with they aren't really gluttons. I'll do my best to document them.
Re: Itaya River Wood catfish
Posted: 22 Jul 2017, 06:10
by Domaku
So here's an update, after a successful move from GA to FL and a bit over a month or so I have an image of my illusive woodcatfish. I will be adding photos to the header of the thread and will have them dated accordingly.
These fish are extremely cautious when feeding time comes around with the exception of being presented dried bloodworms and dried daphnia.
I have not seen this fish for weeks and was only assured it was alive by lack of a corpse.