which catfish have i got??

[Deano]

I have a small catfish, around 2inches but im not sure which kind it is.

It has a light coloured body with black patches and his head has loads of tiny black spots on it which is a different pattern to the body. It also has 3 pairs of barbules under its mouth.

Any ideas as to which catfish this is???

 

[Deano]

Any ideas at all??

 

[fishmon]

it sounds like a pimelodus pictus. the pictus has long barbels and two smaller pairs of whiskers on the under side. long slender body with polka dots on him(her). http/www.badmanstropicalfish.com/profile.../profile70.html

 

[ryan]

pimelodus pictus

sounds right

 

[MAM]

http/www.planetcatfish.com/core/index.htm

check out planet catfish, under the cat-e-log, they have pictures. may take some time, but easier than trying to just describe it here.

 

[Deano]

Yep its definately a pictus