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Hoplo catfish?

Posted: 20 Sep 2014, 15:33
by jamesyboy
Been sold this today as a hoplo but when I've got it home I've started to doubt it. Wht do you guys think? Looks like some sort of syno to me.
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Re: Hoplo catfish?

Posted: 20 Sep 2014, 15:38
by JamesFish
Sorry but doesnt look like any hoplo catfish I have seen. But it does look like a syno so have a look in the hybred section you might find it.

Try these 2
http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/spe ... es_id=4397

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/spe ... es_id=2112

Re: Hoplo catfish?

Posted: 20 Sep 2014, 16:25
by jamesyboy
Thanks it looks like the Valentine syno hybrid but it also looks very like the synodontis decorus.

Re: Hoplo catfish?

Posted: 20 Sep 2014, 17:41
by Bioaquatix
If you bought that as a hoplo thats a great deal. It looks like a syno decorus to me but the spots are off a little. May just be an abnormality but once it settles down you may get a better pic.

Re: Hoplo catfish?

Posted: 20 Sep 2014, 21:57
by jamesyboy
How much do decorus usually cost? I paid £5.

Re: Hoplo catfish?

Posted: 21 Sep 2014, 15:01
by Bioaquatix
Retail around 3 inches for about 24$

Re: Hoplo catfish?

Posted: 22 Sep 2014, 12:10
by Richard B
looks to be a genuine S. Decorus