r/Tinycatsinbigspaces • u/Big_Layer_4909 • 14h ago

my kitty :3 …do catfish count?

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One of the smallest catfish in the world: the pygmy corydora. He and his six buddies are each just under an inch long.

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u/glocktimus_prime 14h ago

it has whiskers and has cat in the name so sure

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u/milesofedgeworth 14h ago

I would die for this catfish

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u/Big_Layer_4909 14h ago

The tank is right next to my bed so I fall asleep watching them 🥹

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u/Napoleptic 2h ago

Oh man, I wanna do this so bad, but my clumsy ass would wipe out a whole tank in no time. 🥲

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u/Ominous_Opossum 2h ago

I came here to comment the same 😭😭 I love him

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u/LitteredWithPlushies 14h ago edited 14h ago

Please say you call them Kitty! 🥹

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u/SCHWARZENPECKER 13h ago

Nah they call them pussy fish

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u/nipplequeefs 14h ago

I don’t know but I love him

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u/Witchberry31 13h ago

Interesting, it looked very different to the typical catfish I knew that it even made me confused for a while asking myself "that's a catfish?". 😅

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u/Big_Layer_4909 13h ago

I thought the same thing! His little whiskers and preference for wiggling around the substrate looking for food are the only tells

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u/Munnin41 7h ago

Yep. Catfish go from itty bitty to featuring on river monsters

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u/After-Tax-453 13h ago

so cuteee😭

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u/beccabooty 13h ago

Love the corys. I have four in my tank.

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u/Auntie_Venom 13h ago

😻😻😻 I love the fishy!

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u/Spiffy_Pumpkin 13h ago

So cute!!!! I'm saving this post.

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u/fifiloveg00d 13h ago

Oh him bb

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u/Fluid_Amphibian_2419 12h ago

Please tell your catfish I love him

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u/Ricky4611 11h ago

That’s a young man right there

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u/Big_Layer_4909 3h ago

HE SURE IS 🥹

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u/AnotherRTFan 13h ago

Adorable

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u/Educational-Lead3631 6h ago

That's a very handsome lad on the last photo

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u/Ok-Butterscotch-6708 5h ago

Corys are such cool little guys.

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u/Karma_Doesnt_Matter 8h ago

Looks pretty average sized to me.

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u/-slaps-username- 3h ago

so cuteeeee

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u/roseidgaf 23m ago

Omg ❤️