eupterus?

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sanskrit
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eupterus?

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ok. on thursday i bought a baby syno from this awesome pet store that i posted about and i think that its a juv synodontis eupterus. it has the lacey pattern the branched feelers the high fin..... but im not familiar with juvs of other syno species so i cant be sure :? . i have no way of getting pics of mine but if anyone has pics of theirs id be eternally grateful. ive been looking for a eupterus to grow out and im really excited about this lil guy. BTW he looks almost exactly like this...

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the only difference is that he's slightly more yellow and the lines on his tail are more solid and extend to the edges of his tail. thanks for the help!! :)
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The photo IS of a juvenile S. eupterus.
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Post by Silurus »

The juvenile synos one usually sees in a pet store with that kind of pattern are eupterus. Some nigritas have a pattern close to that, but the lines are usually not as numerous and well-defined.
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Post by sanskrit »

thanks for the help. i wasnt aware of how many other juv synos had that coloration :D .
and im well aware that the photo is of a eupterus because i posted it from this sites cat-elog. see you 'round :) .
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Post by Yann »

Hi!

Acc in NY... there is no way that this fish is S. brichardi... really a different Syno, the shape and color is well different...

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