Photo quality not great,sorry he's a bit shy at the moment.
He's about 4" long at the moment.
I just thought the markings were different from the usual pictus,so I bought him :?

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9532/catfish004yz3.jpg
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I spotted a couple of unusual cats in a local shop a few days ago,labelled as gold line cats.

The shop owner couldn't give me any information and offered them to me at a good price so home they came.

I placed them in a small tank on their own,they are only about 2" long,and after searching through ...

How about these:

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fish/hoplocatfish.php

Fairly easy I believe and nice fish too.

Thanks Racoll, well fed aren't they Might try to get down there over the weekend to have a look.

I did specifically mention to the guy at BAS what I was looking for and he said that pelteobagrus ornatus is the previous name

I'm 'up the road' in Stourbridge by the way Ian.

Thanks For the welcome folks.

Richard you are great .I just phoned BAS and although they haven't got any at the moment they are having a shipment from Asia next week so they may have some in.Apparently they have them on a regular basis so I'm really hopeful.

I'll keep you informed.

Hi everyone,nice to 'meet' you :D

I have kept various types of catfish for several years now and my special interest is smaller,non predatory types.

I have kept and still do keep many types of corydoras and I love ottos and twigs.I have also had a small amount of breeding success with the easier ...