Yes, I have noticed that on some of the pics the scutes look very big and sharp but appear in smaller numbers whilst on others (including mine) the scutes are much smaller but more numerous....

Hi, thanks- I thought it must be pretty hardy judging by the state of the tank at the place I got it from! It is in with big cichlids a fly river turtle, 2 ripsaws, a granulosa and a giraffe catfish so they should keep him in check! Cheers

Thanks guys, the middle pic of sifontesi looks just like one of mine but the other 2 are different. I guess I'll have have to wait and see how big they get!

Hello, that's maybe a good shout- I am only going by pics on the web so who knows if they are correctly labelled! In a picture I have found Syno schall does look very similar as the main whiskers, barbels (or whatever they are called!) are shorter and thicker as they are in mine but they are longer ...

Hi, yes I read that but was wondering if there was any other difference as I find that mine change the body colour according to mood and light levels. Thanks

Hello guys, I have 2 catfish which I believed to be O.niger but having searched around I am unsure if at least one may be sifontesi. Is the only difference body colour? Thanks

Hello guys, how rude am I- I completely forgot that I posted on here! I have some more cats now and stumbled back across your excellent forum! I am back with some more pics hopefully- yes the "sump" was actually a 5 foot tank with media at the end to act as a filter and return pump, he had about 3 ...

Hi everyone,Newbe on here, so firstly hi! I am afraid I am going to the really annoying "can you identify this for me please" post with the terrible picture......To make it worse I think it is one of the the large Synodontis species (of which there are loads!) but he has long needle like projections ...