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Sold as Synodontis Angelicus?

Posted: 19 Mar 2008, 22:38
by TrickyT
Purchased this last week, other half took a fancy to it. Was told it was a synodontis angelicus.

However, looking on here, the syno angelicus has a black body with white spots.

This one has a grey/brown body with black spots.

Any ideas?

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Regards

Trevor

Re: Sold as Synodontis Angelicus?

Posted: 19 Mar 2008, 23:39
by Birger
Was told it was a synodontis angelicus.
Definitely not Synodontis angelicus

I always try to find something it could be...but unfortunately it looks to me like a hybrid of some sort similar to this ...lately this is not uncommon and they get passed off with names from real species
possibly ocellifer X rift lake syno

Birger

Re: Sold as Synodontis Angelicus?

Posted: 19 Mar 2008, 23:49
by Marc van Arc
Birger wrote:
Was told it was a synodontis angelicus.
Definitely not Synodontis angelicus
possibly ocellifer X rift lake syno
Birger is right and his suggestion makes sense. I hope you didn't pay too much for it as S. angelicus is normally rather pricey.

Re: Sold as Synodontis Angelicus?

Posted: 20 Mar 2008, 11:01
by TrickyT
Thanks for the replies.

Only paid UKP £5 for it so did not break the bank.

Regards

Trevor

Re: Sold as Synodontis Angelicus?

Posted: 20 Mar 2008, 13:17
by Richard B
Ocellifer does look to be some where in the ancestry. Hybrids...... :evil:

Re: Sold as Synodontis Angelicus?

Posted: 22 Mar 2008, 12:25
by Alan
Syno Angelicus range from a dark base colour to brown:

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Re: Sold as Synodontis Angelicus?

Posted: 31 Mar 2008, 23:24
by yorkshiredavid
Hey Folks

The Syno. in the two photographs is one of several hybrid forms sold in the U.K. as Synodontis 'species' Tiger. Very easy to keep and care for. There is a beautiful angelicus hybrid featured on the Scotcat website article 'not so angelic(us)'

Regards yd