Liosomadoras becomes synodontis ?!?

Benjamin · Post by **Benjamin** » 03 Sep 2007, 16:36

I was convinced 1 scored a beautifull Liosomadoras oncinus for a nice price the other week.

The salesmen told me it was a synodontis, me wishfull tinking and dumb enough to think I knew about catfish sold it and was very happy with my very cheap doras.

Yesterday the fish was hanging upside down under a piece of wood, hmmm that's odd, seems pretty fammiliar tho,.....

Taking a closer look at it's whiskers it came to me,.. the salesmen was right, it is a synodontis species, by the looks of it I say its a synodontis schoutedeni.

I have but one poor photo from the day I bougt it, still in the bucket, it was very chubby, don't know what's it been eating, looks more streamlined now.

Can you people id this for me?

Even a nice specimen of synodontis I love to keep specialy pretty looking as this one, but now I feel sorry it's all alone, for there was but one in the store, not a bad thing if your buying a doras species but not nice for a synodontis.

Is there anyone keeping this species aswel ?
How is it behaving?

Tnx for all input in advance !!

GreeTings Benjamin.

apistomaster · Post by **apistomaster** » 03 Sep 2007, 16:45

I think you got the fish you wanted, L. ocinus. A very pretty species of driftwood catfish. So don't be surprised it is hanging in the wood. They aren't too concerned how they are oriented as long as they can find a place in wood to wedge themselves.
Not even close to a Synodontis.

lfinley58 · Post by **lfinley58** » 03 Sep 2007, 17:42

Hi,

The branched mandibular (chin) barbels would rule out the fish being a Liosomadoras. I'd personally go for the S. schoutedeni diagnosis.

Lee

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 03 Sep 2007, 17:46

Definetely

Post by **Birger** » 03 Sep 2007, 17:55

Something for you to compare to-quick shot of one of my juvenile schoutedeni,which is also what I would say yours is.I have also mistaken fish in the heat of the moment.

<img src="http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/2558/pict0022ny5.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"><br>

Benjamin · Post by **Benjamin** » 03 Sep 2007, 18:10

Yeah mine looks just like yours Birger, it's got barbels like a dearshead

I really like the fish, but i've never seen it in stores before, so finding mate's for him ísn't gonna be easy.

I like a challenge

Tnx for the id, who's keeping them for more?

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 03 Sep 2007, 18:32

if you want to keep more, go for numbers!

this is a highly territorial species and keeping 2 or 3 is a bad scenario

you might get away with keeping at least 5 or 6 or even more, though. spread all that agression.

also make sure all fish are of a size. adding a significant smaller fish to a tank already containing a bigger one often results in 1 miserable chewed up sorry little syno......

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 03 Sep 2007, 18:39

Benjamin wrote: so finding mate's for him ísn't gonna be easy

I've kept one single for years and hardly had any problems with it.

Benjamin · Post by **Benjamin** » 03 Sep 2007, 19:39

Ah ok that's clear, either a big shoal or a single specimen.

It's most likely to be a loner then but when I find 5 or 6 more i'll buy them, it's a very pretty species so I would love a shoal of them.

Will try for a intank shot.