Catfish Id

[Jonmott]

hI all! I bought 5 ottos the other day and this guy was in with them, he looks like an Otto but he has large barbels, he’s a little bigger than the average Otto and has the black stripe down the side just like his buddy’s.
I’ve looked and can’t seem to find any info on him?

Thanks!

 

[MissNoodle]

Looks almost like a pygmy corydoras, but its not. Too big and has too long of whiskers... hm.

 

[Jonmott]

Yea, he doesn’t look like any cat I’ve seen, and his body looks almost exactly like an Otto but his mouth has no sucker clearly, he was able to fit a shrimp pellet in his mouth lol

 

[chromedome52]

Brachyrhamdia marthae. They are a Pimelodid catfish that copycats Cory color patterns to hide among the shoals of Corydoras. They are predatory, similar to pictus cats, but only get about 3.5 inches in length so as to mix in with the Corys. They will overeat to their own detriment.

I've had two other species, and seen a third, but not this one. Neat Genus.

 

[Skavatar]

hard to tell from your pics, maybe

African Striped Glass Catfish
DebauwI Catfish (Pareutropius debauwi) | Tropical Fish Keeping

 

[chromedome52]

hard to tell from your pics, maybe

African Striped Glass Catfish

Nope, it's a Brachyrhamdia, a Pimelodid from SA. No doubt about it.

 

[MissNoodle]

Wow what a cool fish, a mimic. Do they need groups or are they good solo?

 

[Jonmott]

Thank you! you nailed it Chromedome!
Looks just like the cats you mentioned.
This guy is really hard to get a good pic, he loves to hide.
And you are right I watched him over eat to the point where his stomach was all bloated lol I’m going to not feed him for a day or 2
Thanks again

 

[DoubleDutch]

Brachyrhamdia marthae. They are a Pimelodid catfish that copycats Cory color patterns to hide among the shoals of Corydoras. They are predatory, similar to pictus cats, but only get about 3.5 inches in length so as to mix in with the Corys. They will overeat to their own detriment.

I've had two other species, and seen a third, but not this one. Neat Genus.

Hahahaha I am stalked by Planet Catfish, asking if I still am keeping this fish. Never kept them though hahaha. Now I know what they look like.

 

[Jonmott]

I got a decent shot of him, if you zoom in you can get a good look at his face, he’s a wild one! Doesn’t sit still until he finds his hiding space, and there are a lot in this tank so he’s hard to see most of the time.