6" catfish came with 55gal tank

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cgrubbs
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6" catfish came with 55gal tank

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I recently bought a used tank that came with a catfish. I am having trouble identifying it and learning a lot about catfish in the process.

I have attached a picture. Looks like a pictus or a Pimelodus, but would like your opinion on it.
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I really don't know my Synodontis, but it looks similar to
Synodontis ocellifer
. These fish are hybridized a lot now in the pet trade so it could be a hybrid.
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Well its for sure a synodontis! It doesn`t look like any species im familiar with exept ocellifer but it doesn`t look right. It is a great possibility that its a hybrid, but we will let the real experts id it!
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That looks like a Synodontis ocellifer hybrid.
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Yep, hybrid syno.
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