is this another S. nigrita?

Lennywinter · Post by **Lennywinter** » 05 Jul 2005, 15:21

I've looked at the other examples of S. nigrita, but this one is much more heavily spotted then any of those. I got them at my LFS, they were changing around some of their tanks and sold me 4 of them for a buck each. They were 1.5" when I got them the biggest is about 4"+.

Post by **Silurus** » 05 Jul 2005, 15:28

I don't think that's a nigrita, given the heavy spotting. It's probably something closer to .

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 05 Jul 2005, 15:32

nope, you messed up!

you forgot the "/" in the second "[img]"
maybe you should have used URL instead of IMG; the planet's got a defense-thingy against hotlinking

your fish looks like a nigrita, but not the "official" nigrita.
It looks like the fish that I see sold as nigrita for decades. but 'nigrita' in the shops and in the books both, is a "wastebasket-species"; it's most certainly a load of very similar Synodontis all lumped together.

I'm also pretty sure it ain't no hybrid, because I've seen fish EXACTLY like this one sold back in 1980, way before hybrids were created!

your Synodontis nigrita

Deedeefish · Post by **Deedeefish** » 05 Jul 2005, 18:52

Do you have any idea of the locality where it has been caught?

Lennywinter · Post by **Lennywinter** » 05 Jul 2005, 19:27

Sorry the best I can tell you is my LFS!