Help Me Identify This Catfish?

[Ryan251]

Hey guys, help me identify my catfish!!

cheers guys!

 

[CFC]

Its a Synodontis species but not one i recognise or can match to any pictures on Planet Catfish, it could possibly be a hybrid of two or more species.

 

[Ryan251]

I Really cant find him anywhere! i meen its not like you could miss him, so cross-bred, cool
How big do you think he will grow?

 

[fishfishfish]

that is a syno eupterous.or featherfin catfish.this has happened to a few of these guys and it comes from poor water quality or malnutrition.if u solve these problems he will gain his pigment back.

 

[Miss Dib Dabs]

You serious?! That discolouration was caused by bad water quality?! Wow. Never seen a eupterus look like that....ever! Learn something new every day!
Hope he does well and regains his colour Ryan. I honestly had leanings towards some sort of albinoism happening in his genetics but there ya go.
P.

 

[SJ2K]

Could it not be an albino featherfin?

 

[darkwolf29a]

Could it not be an albino featherfin?

No, the discoloration is caused by water quality issues. It's not a natural thing for those fish to look like that, poor little guy. If you can solve the water issue...he should color back up fine. Albinos have eyes, in all the albino strains.