Stony Brook, NY, USA Synodontis ornatippinis for sale

[michele]

Juvenile Synodontis Ornatippinis for sale.........owner is recovering from a car accident and needs to sell 110 gallon Oceanic tank with catfish! Other species include a Synodontis Decorus, "Blue Spotted" Hypostomus sp., Leporacanthicus Galaxias Pleco, Synodontis Petricola,Synodontis Khartoumensis, Acarichthys Heckelii and Gymnogeophagus sp. Red Bahia. Lots of great wood from Africa included.......
Location is Stony Brook, New York, USA

Michele Romeo

oceanic tank pic.jpg

[Tom]

Are there pics of the ornatapinnis?

[michele]

Its a text book juvenile........fish looks exactly like the photo of the juvenile posted here on this site!

Michele

[Dave Rinaldo]

A pic of the Synodontis khartoumensis would be nice to see!

I can't find a pic. (just a drawing in Seegers 'The Catfish of Africa')

[michele]

I will try and get a photo of that fish..........I found this fish over 12 years ago!!!!!!!! Beautiful tail........forked, but the upper and lower lobes have a nice curve to them.

Michele

[Richard B]

A pic of the Synodontis khartoumensis would be nice to see!

I can't find a pic. (just a drawing in Seegers 'The Catfish of Africa')

I'd like to see this one too

[Birger]

It would be really really great to get pics of this fish (Synodontis khartoumensis) for the Cat-eLog if possible please, before it moves on to someone else.

Birger

[michele]

Okay, okay, okay........I will send my sister to my apartment and have her take a pic of this fish!

Michele

[ahodge84]

Okay, okay, okay........I will send my sister to my apartment and have her take a pic of this fish!

Michele

Having pictures will definitely help you move those fish faster.

[nvcichlids]

Leporacanthicus Galaxias pl*co-- how much for it and is shipping available (53186)

[michele]

Hi,

The fish is about 5-6 inches long.......$50.00 plus shipping! Let me know where you're located........

Michele

[nvcichlids]

Leporacanthicus Galaxias pl*co-- how much for it and is shipping available (53186)

zipcode is 53186. Milwaukee/Waukesha

[michele]

Hi,

Well, priority shipping would be about $12.00 (2 day service to zipcode 53186).

You spawned Altum angels? Impressive!

Let me know if you'd like the pleco............Michele

[michele]

Hope the picture came out.......[attachment=0]synodontis ornatipinnis.jpg[/attachment]

[Richard B]

Hope the picture came out.......[attachment=0]synodontis ornatipinnis.jpg[/attachment]

have you got any pics of the synos that are actually for sale?

[michele]

Richard,

The syno. ornatippinnis I have is only an inch longer than the picture........fins are all intact....I've had the fish for 1 1/2 years! Very shy.......never any health problems. The decorus is about 6" long.........classic fish with a high whip streaming off the dorsal.......I'm in the hospital, so I don't have actual pictures from my tank ,but Lee Finley will vouch for my honesty! I've been collecting cats for about 20 years now and have been involved in societies, ACA and Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies for a number of years. I even had my own business of selling only catfish, for 5 years! I'm very good at identifying rare cats, plecos, etc.......

Let me know what you're interested in.........Michele

[MatsP]

The reason people ask for a picture of THE fish you have, rather than some picture you found on the internet or in a book is that there are fish that look ALMOST the same, but are hybrids - fakes essentially (or mutt's, if we are talking dog-breeding, although hybrids is a bit worse - it's a bit like someone saying "I've got a tiger for sale", but actually, it's a mix of tiger and lion).

No one is saying your fish ISN'T genuine, but you can surely understand that seeing a picture BEFORE buying can help sort out trouble before it is one.

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Mats

[michele]

Mats,

Believe me, I understand completely! I 've never had any hybrids in my tanks! Got all of my always from direct exporters, wholesalers, etc.......not shops!

[MatsP]

Mats,

Believe me, I understand completely! I 've never had any hybrids in my tanks! Got all of my always from direct exporters, wholesalers, etc.......not shops!

Where do you think the shops get their fish from? Hybrids of Synodontis species are not produced by hobby-breeders, as a rule, since it involves injecting the fish with hormones, amongst other things. They are produced by professional breeders, primarily [to the best of my understanding] in the Czech republic. We KNOW that these fish are available in the US, so it's likely that they are comming in through importers, that are in turn selling to wholesalers.

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Mats

[Richard B]

any update on a pic of the Synodontis Khartoumensis?

[Jools]

Mats,

Believe me, I understand completely! I 've never had any hybrids in my tanks! Got all of my always from direct exporters, wholesalers, etc.......not shops!

Where do you think the shops get their fish from? Hybrids of Synodontis species are not produced by hobby-breeders, as a rule, since it involves injecting the fish with hormones, amongst other things. They are produced by professional breeders, primarily [to the best of my understanding] in the Czech republic. We KNOW that these fish are available in the US, so it's likely that they are comming in through importers, that are in turn selling to wholesalers.

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Mats

However, there is one importer of fish in NYC that I know has imported wild S. ornatipinnis in the past few years. That said, I've also seen F1s available in a few places and I can't tell the difference. As a number of people have said, it's about seeing the individual for sale and working out what its worth to you.

Jools

[Richard B]

any update on a pic of the Synodontis Khartoumensis?

Absolutely Jools.

Still interested in a pic of this one (above) though

[michele]

I will try and post it on Sunday.........

Michele