PlanetCatfish.com

Just in case anyones interested and has big enough tanks the Petsmart in my town has , so maybe all the Petsmarts do?

[mod edit: use clog tags - Mats]

Interesting andywoolloo, Syno-kev is desperate for one of these but alas he's in the UK

Are they genuine as i always thought petsmart was not a specialist shop & it seems surprising as these are so unusual

I would be interested in seeing a photo, if possible--to try and see if they're the real thing or hybrids.

Syno kev, thats right , I knew someone had mentioned them.


I thought it was unusual also, but that's where I got my eupteruses...altho those are not uncommon. I will go back and take pics on my days off. They had a tank full.

That'd be great if you could!

They are a hybrid, I think- eupterus X ocellifer. Don't look like the real thing at all, and their tag says they grow to 7 or 8 inches!!!!

I think that's the sort of thing we suspected!

Shame..............................

the tag i saw on mine was 24 inches i think. Maybe diff syno at my store. I' m not saying it isnt a hybrid, I'm just saying at least they got the length right. I think it said 18" or 24"/ I will go back.

The longirostris I've seen at Petsmart in the past were all hybrids.

If at all possible, a photo will determine the ID, i really think they'll be hybrids but i'd love to be wrong! Then again they're too far away if they're genuine.....

finally got back from the store that had the longirostris







and an attempt at a video:

http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b209/ ... gvideo.flv

Alas, as people suspected, this is not longirostris but a hybrid...........................

that's too bad. I wonder a cross of what and what it is?

Hard to be sure but i suspect ocellifer is in the mix