What kind of catfish?
What kind of catfish?
Hey everybody,
My mum bought me this little guy the other day, and she didn't think to find out what kind of catfish he was. However, I need to know in order to take proper care of him! I've looked, and the only type that resembles him that I've come across is the Pictus Catfish? I'm not a fish expert, so I really have no idea. Anyway, I'm sure someone here can help me out!
Thanks very much,
Sarah
My mum bought me this little guy the other day, and she didn't think to find out what kind of catfish he was. However, I need to know in order to take proper care of him! I've looked, and the only type that resembles him that I've come across is the Pictus Catfish? I'm not a fish expert, so I really have no idea. Anyway, I'm sure someone here can help me out!
Thanks very much,
Sarah
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Re: What kind of catfish?
I'd guess it's some sort of , but the distorted view through the glass makes it nearly impossible to see the shape of the fish. The spots makes me sort of think that it's a hybrid, but I'd defer to someone with much better skills of identifying Synos.
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Re: What kind of catfish?
Eyes are really small, but that might be distortion. Nigriventris? ... especially if it swims upside down.
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Re: What kind of catfish?
It doesn't look like a nigriventris from here...
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Re: What kind of catfish?
Hi,
it´s a young fish... two possibilities:
or
Following a picture from a youngster with a size of 3-4 cm. I have bred this spezies and called them "Synodontis cf. nigrita". In the meantime i think it is probably S. robbiana.
it´s a young fish... two possibilities:
or
Following a picture from a youngster with a size of 3-4 cm. I have bred this spezies and called them "Synodontis cf. nigrita". In the meantime i think it is probably S. robbiana.
Best regards, Oliver