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Asking for a friend, theyre not sure what syno they have. They bought upside down cats, only one is a true one, the other two are not and they want to know what they have so they can plan their best care

Permission to share their photos. I can ask them for more if needed.

or similar.

Jools

Jools wrote: 26 Sep 2020, 09:18

Synodontis sp_hybrid(7)

or similar.

Jools

Awesome, that'll help them out big time

They mentioned these guys have white stripes on the tail area, is that still something that works for this identification?

MissNoodle wrote: 26 Sep 2020, 19:12 20200925_203636.jpg
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They mentioned these guys have white stripes on the tail area, is that still something that works for this identification?

in the mix maybe?

The sausage-like one makes me think of ocellifer. No?

https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/sp ... ies_id=551

The first one makes me think of hybrid #1 https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/sp ... ies_id=602

I see hybrids

Birger

Don’t see it as hybrid sp(1) Neither sp_hybrid(7)
Would like to know from those in the know why they think it’s not S.nigrata

has smaller, irregularly shaped spots and is greyish/brown. The pictured fish has some spots more like which is grey. The slightly blunter head shape indicates captive / farm raised and/or hybridisation involved in the pictured fish.

Hope that helps,

Jools

Any more recent photos?