Joy--LFS has Chrysichthys

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 03 Jun 2003, 18:58

Sold as the Aluminium (or aluminum) catfish. I have three of them. They seem to be what Axelrods's Atlas, with uncharacteristic hesitation, calls Chrysichthys sp. cf. furcatus.

The label on the tank says they're a good community fish. Maybe when they're small....

FatCat · Post by **FatCat** » 03 Jun 2003, 19:19

Hmmm interesting. I have seen an chrysichthys species At LFS labled as Aluminum Catfish however the one I saw looked nithing like that this was possibly Nigrodigitatus or maby brachynema. I resisted the urge to buy

due to lack of sufficient information and im also holding out for my neverending search for Chrysichthys Ornatus.

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 03 Jun 2003, 19:57

I did a Google search and more than one species goes by that name. Chrysichthys longipinnis is one, but my cats clearly aren't that one. Another is stappersi, which isn't in the Cat-eLog. I'll look it up in books at the LFS.

Good luck in your hunt for C. ornatus. I have an adult one which is hand-tame; they're a great species.

FatCat · Post by **FatCat** » 03 Jun 2003, 20:22

Thanks I have heard good things about them. Also happen to have the perfect mature size im looking for along with the fact that their beautiful.

Unfortunately Today is order day at my favorite LFSs and no luck again this week

I know that as soon as I grab something that would fill his spot in that tank i will find 20 of them in LFS

Im patient.

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 04 Jun 2003, 16:16

They aren't widely available here. I actually got mine as an adult from somebody who was converting his tank to a discus set-up. It's the only one I've ever seen.