Phantom Redtail catfish

[Daniacat]

He’s so pretty. I love the red tail and the dark eyes.

 

[Tullyman]

He’s so pretty. I love the red tail and the dark eyes.

Ty .. it’s an awesome contrast ..

 

[Daniacat]

Yes and I personally think the red eyes are creepy.

 

[the animal guy]

Its beautiful.

 

[Ihatemyplatinumgar]

are phantom red tails the same thing as a platinum red tail?

 

[wednesday13]

are phantom red tails the same thing as a platinum red tail?

All the same genetic mutation IMO... Xanthic... “platinum” and “phantom” are marketing terms. A true platinum would b leucistic, showing no pigment at all... yellows and reds are classic traits of the XanthoChromism mutation.

 

[Tullyman]

Its beautiful.

Thanks !!

 

[Tullyman]

are phantom red tails the same thing as a platinum red tail?

No .. different variant

 

[Tullyman]

Just a few quick pics tonight.

 

[GiantFishKeeper101]

Yea... that's just platinum redtail. Juvenile phantom may be different than juvenile platinum but phantom grows to become a platinum with slightly reddish skin. But I'd say that when it gets bigger, the reddish could be gone completely leaving the fish completely white just like grade A platinum. So it goes to show that "phantom" is just a marketing scheme for grade A platinum. Not that I blame Rodrigo for it, he just used the name that the supplier's gave to him. Nonetheless, it's still a beautiful fish.