Identify this catfish of mine (pics)

piotrkol1 · 07-14-2007, 01:21 PM

Hello there I purchased this catfish a couple of days ago and the guy at the petstore didn't really haver any info to give me except that in about 3-4 years or so it'll grow to be 7-8 inches long. From the pics below, can anyone identify this catfish and maybe give me some more info about it? Thanks!

piotrkol1 · 07-16-2007, 10:34 AM

Anyone have any ideas or info they can give me?

flamingo · 07-16-2007, 12:07 PM

I'm not entirely sure, but it looks like a species of bullhead from the pictures.

Gump · 07-16-2007, 03:00 PM

Looks like an Ameiurus serracanthus.

piotrkol1 · 07-16-2007, 08:18 PM

So your telling me a pet store that sells tropical fish sold me a wild North American catfish?.

**JustOneMore20** · 07-16-2007, 08:27 PM

Ohh...good eye Gump.

That looks exactly like the pictures.

piotrkol, I've seen Bullheads for sell in many chain stores. Its not uncommon for them to sell them.

Gump · 07-16-2007, 08:54 PM

Thanks Kristin. It may be illegal to sell natives depending on what state you live in.

piotrkol1 · 07-16-2007, 11:55 PM

I see, well I live in Wisconsin and have sometimes caught some brown/yellow bullhead while fishing. The face and body looks similar its just the colors that had me thrown off. Guess I'll have to move him to a bigger tank before he starts to get to big and starts eating my white clouds!

Apotheosis · 07-17-2007, 12:46 AM

Looks like a spotted bullhead. Should get around 9-10" max.

07-14-2007, 01:21 PM	#1
piotrkol1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 143 User Feedback: (0)	Identify this catfish of mine (pics) Hello there I purchased this catfish a couple of days ago and the guy at the petstore didn't really haver any info to give me except that in about 3-4 years or so it'll grow to be 7-8 inches long. From the pics below, can anyone identify this catfish and maybe give me some more info about it? Thanks!

07-16-2007, 12:07 PM	#3
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 1,892 User Feedback: (2)	I'm not entirely sure, but it looks like a species of bullhead from the pictures. __________________ Color exists only in the mind. . Am I only a thought?

07-16-2007, 08:27 PM	#6
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,366 User Feedback: (2)	Ohh...good eye Gump. That looks exactly like the pictures. piotrkol, I've seen Bullheads for sell in many chain stores. Its not uncommon for them to sell them. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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07-16-2007, 10:34 AM	#2
piotrkol1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 143 User Feedback: (0)	Anyone have any ideas or info they can give me?

07-16-2007, 03:00 PM	#4
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 447 User Feedback: (0)	Looks like an Ameiurus serracanthus.

07-16-2007, 08:18 PM	#5
piotrkol1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 143 User Feedback: (0)	So your telling me a pet store that sells tropical fish sold me a wild North American catfish?.

07-16-2007, 08:54 PM	#7
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 447 User Feedback: (0)	Thanks Kristin. It may be illegal to sell natives depending on what state you live in.

07-16-2007, 11:55 PM	#8
piotrkol1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 143 User Feedback: (0)	I see, well I live in Wisconsin and have sometimes caught some brown/yellow bullhead while fishing. The face and body looks similar its just the colors that had me thrown off. Guess I'll have to move him to a bigger tank before he starts to get to big and starts eating my white clouds!

07-17-2007, 12:46 AM	#9
Apotheosis Adamant Minded Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Location is only a matter of physical being. The perceiving mind is omnipresent. Age: 17 Posts: 352 User Feedback: (0)	Looks like a spotted bullhead. Should get around 9-10" max.

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