Am I going Cuckoo?

Scorpi-O · Post by **Scorpi-O** » 06 Apr 2006, 00:34

I just got this little guy from someone who is downsizing his Aquarium hobby.
It was sold to him a few weeks ago as a "Synodontis ocellatus".

I have my doubts, it's got way too many spots to be a Domino Syno (Synodontis notatus ocellatus).
It's spots are fairly large & mostly oblong, so it doesn't quite look like a Featherfin Syno (Synodontis eupterus).
There's no long trailer on the dorsal like a Clown Syno (Synodontis decorus).

I think it looks more like a Cuckoo cat (Synodontis multipunctatus). It's missing the black bars on the caudal fin that I see in the pics on the Cat-eLog page for them.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/albu ... pic_id=518

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/albu ... pic_id=519

The other point that makes me wonder if it's a Cuckoo is it has spots on it's belly, rather than a white belly.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/albu ... pic_id=520

So people, what type of Synodontis is it?

Post by **Silurus** » 06 Apr 2006, 00:37

Most likely a hybrid like this.

Scorpi-O · Post by **Scorpi-O** » 06 Apr 2006, 05:07

Yeah, that looks like it.
Synodontis sp.(3)
Too bad there isn't a little more info.
It would be nice to know what they're progenitors were.

Am I going Cuckoo?

Am I going Cuckoo?

Thanks for the quick response