Melanistic Black Panda Redtail Catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus) Sizes:3 - 3.5 inches Feeding Shrimp and cut fish

Feeding Shrimp and cut fish

this interesting fish is from a family of parasitic catfish known as Cetopsidae

Females are bigger then the males

It is unlikely that your pet will make this sound but you never know

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Melanistic Black Panda Redtail Catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus) Sizes:3 - 3.5 inches Feeding Shrimp and cut fishThis is a color morph where the fish is showing excessive and or more then normal black coloration to the point where is fish is almost all black. The name Panda implies the black and white color of the fish. The ratio of black and white can vary from fish to fish. Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, or redtail catfish, are often known as the vacuums of the tank that will not only eat anything they can fit in their mouth that looks appetizing but also