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Try to name just one

Mine's Acanthicus adonis, the Adonis pleco or 'Polka dot lyre tail pleco' according to the cat-e-log. I adore that fish although I've never owned one due to lack of space or funds.

Just one? That's hard to do but let's try. Hmmmmmm.....
It would be between the L-177 and the L-014, hmmmm......
Oops. I said two didn't I?
Well, here goes.... L-177!

petricola

heh, i think for right now, Merodontotus tigrinus. Quite a character. Loves to play with a shrimp like a dog with a rope toy... But I have a feeling if you ask me in 6 months the answer will be either the juruense or the niger.

Oxydoras niger

Guys,

Why don't you set-up a poll on this post and add the common votes as they come in. Would be interesting...

Jools

This is ONE impossible question!!

I can't choose at all, you know.....

The most liked five, I can do, but ONE??

must be the toughest challenge on this forum seen in a long time!

Malapterurus electricus. Interesting with a personality to match its size.

Rusty

At the moment Hemibagrus wyckii this would be an interesting poll, but i'd still have to vote 10-20 times.

Very hard.
Best i can narrow it down is to two genera - Hemibagrus and Clarias.
more accurate would be all that have long barbels and a terminal mouth

more accurate would be all that have long barbels and a terminal mouth

exactly.

Phyllonemus typus

I rest my case

Hi!

Well I can't go for a species so I ll go for a Genus: Hypancistrus !!!!
Cheers
Yann

Corries, Plecostomus, Blue-Eyed Panaque, Ottos,, Twiggies, Whiptails, Bullheads, and Madtoms(I didn't know they were catfish until I heard they were), and that really, really kindof ugly bristlnose lookin' thing called Neblinichthys pilosus.

I'm sorry I can't chose just one. But I will limit it to 2
Glyptoperichtys scrophus (rhino pleco)
Ameiurus melas (black bullhead)

this is not possible, i always wanted to get Neblinichthys pilosus but that seems rather impossible. so i go for something i do have, Pterosturisoma microps is one of my favorites and has been since the first time i put my eyes on one.

Mallemalle

a large common pleco or


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If it's a pleco then probably Lamontichthys or Pseudoheiodon. Otherwise it gets REALLY hard.

Maybe (I think the best aquarium catfish of all time might just be) Hyalobagrus...

Jools

Hi,
Leporacanthicus triactis and Panaque nigrolineatus or a Liposarcus pardalis if it is a pleco
Otherwise my favourite catfish is Sorubimichthys planiceps

Very,Very,Hard choice but today it would be Platynematichthys Sturio !!!!!!

Got to be Channels cats, like this.

Catfish Gumbo
4 slices bacon, diced
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 cups fresh cooked okra
2 cups canned tomatoes, undrained
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 lemon, thinly sliced
3 cups boiling water
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 drops Tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups cooked catfish, boned, broken into large chunks
Cook bacon over medium-low heat in a heavy Dutch oven or stock pot until fat is rendered. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and the onion; cook until transparent. Add okra, tomatoes, garlic and lemon. Bring to a boil; add boiling water, salt, Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Lower heat and simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour. Blend remaining butter with the flour; add to the simmering stew a little at a time, stirring constantly. When thickened, stir in catfish. Heat to boiling. Serve with hot boiled rice.

Alternatively anything of the hypancistus flavour.

If there is only ONE then it had to be L25, the scarlet pleco!

If its a pleco then it's IMPOSSIBLE, hurts my head to try and decide

Difficult one... must be Silurus glanis, the huge European Catfish, but since my aquariums would rather fit into the catfish than the catfish fit into the aquaria, a more realistic favourite should be a smaller species:

aaand,.. the wiiinner iiiss, dam dam da;

Bunocephalus coracoideus , the Banjocatfish!

have to submit a top 5 instead

1) L046
2) L025
3) L333
4) L27c
5) L190

I like my Hypostomus punctatus (common bla pl*coI named Shark. He doesn't ask for much, doesn't hide much and has a attitude (but doesn't hurt this tank mates).

Don't get me wronge I the other types of cat fish too! Maybe my mind will change when I have more cash, owned a few different cats and had enough luck with them that I don't worry. Maybe I will like a different type. I worry too much about my bushynose and cories to enjoy them yet (then again I just got them on boxing day).

Beck

Mongo and Bongo, my two Synodontis longirostris.

Doesn't anybody else have a syno as their favourite?

oh my....this is my first reply in a while.....
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Well, hmm........ I would have to say that my favorite catfish is an Iridescent Shark. (is that a catfish?) Gessive is so squishy and cute! heh... If not an Iridescent Shark, than an armored cory! They are also cute! Not nessesarily squishy, though....heh...

Sorry I haven't replied for such a long time! Don't hit me!!!
-Elle

Well my fav. would have to be the Three Beacon Pleco (L091)... I seriously doubt that I'll ever have the opportunity to own one down here in Aus (I've only ever seen a very select few different types of pleco) but they look so cool

Cam

Hi!

A fav of mine is an old friend
He's a beggar who I always make sure gets fed first!