Catfish rescue- ID???

tonymarinara · 04-27-2007, 09:02 PM

Hi everyone. new here. I rescued this catfish yesterday from a coworker. when I got to the house to remove the fish(they had no idea how to catch him) the tank was so dirty i literally COULD NOT see the fish! i couldnt find him! and hes a foot long! there were so many toys, glasses, ashtrays, etc, etc, etc thrown in the tank by the kids. The tank had admittedly not been cleaned since JULY! and worse, they hadnt fed him in just as long!!! other than the random bread, bologna, fruit snacks, etc the kids threw in!

how ridiculous and terribly sad! Anyway, as you can probably guess, I dont even have so much as a common name to go on. Can anyone help please???

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mousey · 06-01-2007, 05:18 PM

big fellow! Did you find out what it is?

Buggy · 06-01-2007, 07:19 PM

check out www.planetcatfish.com and see if you can identifiy him from their data base.

**SueM** · 06-02-2007, 05:57 AM

Looks like a highbred to be, between a shovelnose and a redtail cat.

lochness · 06-24-2007, 04:20 AM

Arius berneyi or Hemibagrus wyckii possibly?

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...?species_id=94

04-27-2007, 09:02 PM	#1
tonymarinara Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1 User Feedback: (0)	Catfish rescue- ID??? NEW PICS Hi everyone. new here. I rescued this catfish yesterday from a coworker. when I got to the house to remove the fish(they had no idea how to catch him) the tank was so dirty i literally COULD NOT see the fish! i couldnt find him! and hes a foot long! there were so many toys, glasses, ashtrays, etc, etc, etc thrown in the tank by the kids. The tank had admittedly not been cleaned since JULY! and worse, they hadnt fed him in just as long!!! other than the random bread, bologna, fruit snacks, etc the kids threw in! how ridiculous and terribly sad! Anyway, as you can probably guess, I dont even have so much as a common name to go on. Can anyone help please??? Last edited by tonymarinara; 05-02-2007 at 08:46 PM. Reason: new pics

06-01-2007, 05:18 PM	#2
mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 763 User Feedback: (0)	big fellow! Did you find out what it is? __________________ mousey Toronto. Canada

06-01-2007, 07:19 PM	#3
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 639 User Feedback: (0)	check out www.planetcatfish.com and see if you can identifiy him from their data base. __________________ Fish are people too! My animal family Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Aquariums 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -23 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water -12 various fish 10 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 barbs, 3 black neon tetras 10 gal tropical Fresh Water - krib fry grow out tank

06-02-2007, 05:57 AM	#4
SueM Administrator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kennewick, WA. Age: 50 Posts: 980 User Feedback: (24)	Looks like a highbred to be, between a shovelnose and a redtail cat. __________________ Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled

06-24-2007, 04:20 AM	#5
lochness Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Age: 39 Posts: 374 User Feedback: (0)	**Arius berneyi or Hemibagrus wyckii** possibly? http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...?species_id=94 __________________ 90g Reg - click to view pics on photobucket Last edited by lochness; 06-24-2007 at 04:24 AM.

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