We have received juveniles of the “Black Lancer” from Indonesia. The adult fish is pitch black with a white caudal fin and a narrow white horizontal stripe running along the middle of the body. The stripe begins below the dorsal fin and extends into the caudal peduncle.
The 4-6 cm juveniles of this up to 20 cm long animal look quite similar in places, but some have white markings on the body; however, they can turn these on and off depending on their mood. In the case of a Bagrichthys macracanthus juvenile, which appears black to the naked eye, the lighter banding does show up in the strong light of the flash.
For more information about this highly interesting catfish see: https://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/fish-archives/bagrichthys_macracanthus_en/
For our customers: the animals have code 368482 on our stocklist. Please note that we only supply wholesale.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
