ID Please on a couple of rather cute Synodontis (brought as Primera?)

Kahmina · Post by **Kahmina** » 19 Feb 2016, 11:58

Hello,
I am trying to get some information on my beautiful Synodontis. They were sold to me by my local LFS as a Synodontis Primera. I have been trying to find information on the Primera on the internet but i'm not having any luck. Is a primera an actual type of synodontis? or have i brought something else? I'm also after some general info on them such as what size do they grow to and how do you tell sex etc. Any help is appreciated. Thanks guys. Pics attached.

catfishchaos · Post by **catfishchaos** » 19 Feb 2016, 12:21

perhaps?

Thats the firt species that comes t my mind anyway but I could be very very wrong

Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 19 Feb 2016, 13:19

I've not heard that (trade) name before but these are Hybrids. Primera isn't a species

Look at &

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 19 Feb 2016, 15:20

Not S. waterloti. It's a hybrid.

apo1980 · Post by **apo1980** » 19 Feb 2016, 15:57

i would say hybrid , have 2 who look like them a bit of s.nigrita a bit of s.eupterus

naturalart · Post by **naturalart** » 19 Feb 2016, 20:23

Looks like a hybrid from here.

Viktor Jarikov · Post by **Viktor Jarikov** » 19 Feb 2016, 21:10

Hybrid #1

catfishchaos · Post by **catfishchaos** » 20 Feb 2016, 00:03

Dave Rinaldo wrote:Not S. waterloti. It's a hybrid.

I said I could be very very wrong

This was the one time I was to lazy to look at all the syno hybrids I guess I have to check every time

Kahmina · Post by **Kahmina** » 20 Feb 2016, 00:11

Thanks guys, the third picture in the Waterloti kind of looks the most similar. The hybrid #1 has stripes on the tail where as mine has dots, also the bottom tail fin shows a dark black line which mine do not have.
This really is drivin me nuts haha.

Viktor Jarikov · Post by **Viktor Jarikov** » 20 Feb 2016, 20:09

Kahmina wrote:... The hybrid #1 has stripes on the tail where as mine has dots, also the bottom tail fin shows a dark black line which mine do not have...

Have you looked at all the hybrid 1 pictures? It's appearance is variable and moreover it changes with age, e.g., see this http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hilit=syno

There is no mistaking in my untrained eye it is hybrid 1.

Post by **Birger** » 21 Feb 2016, 05:21

Definitely hybrid as stated.

Birger

Tanganyikafreak · Post by **Tanganyikafreak** » 21 Feb 2016, 13:53

Yup, hybrid

Kahmina · Post by **Kahmina** » 22 Feb 2016, 00:09

Ahhh i see what you all mean - thanks guys much appreciated! Hybrid 1 it is

I don't mind that they are Hybrids - i still <3 them!

ID Please on a couple of rather cute Synodontis (brought as Primera?)

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