Marmoratus?

[SManson83]

I was told when buying that this was a marmoratus, however I am not sure what sort and cant find anything on the net. DOes anybody know, it has a spotted dorsal fin, with one brown line up the top of the fin so it looks like a spike.

Any help would be appreciated.

http/65.55.132.124/cgi-bin/getmsg/DSC001...fc1aa1bf62bf829

If that link doesnt work I'm going to struggle to get it on here. If someone could reply I can email you the pic and maybe you could help get it on here.

I am really interested to know as the shop keeper said it was fairly rare.

Thanks

 

[Miss Wiggle]

wooo strange that link opens my hotmail inbox!

i'll pm you my email and you can send the pic there if you like

 

[CFC]

Leiarius marmoratus is an old synom for the catfish now known as Leiarius longibarbus.

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=245

They are not rare in the slightest, maybe not that often seen in your average LFS as they can reach around 3 feet in length and are one of the fastest growing predatory catfish there are but in the more specialist shops they are pretty commonly stocked.

Expect it to grow 1 or 2 inches a month until it reaches about 20 inches long and then its growth will slow down with it reaching around 3 feet in the next 3 years.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

pic

 

[SManson83]

I can't tell if the fish is growing as he has decided to hide in one of my rock features and hasn't come out for 4 days. He does move within the rock but isn't bothered for any of the catfish pellets I put in. He's very unsociable and isn't doing his job of cleaning the tank as I had hoped. Is it defo a leiarius? If so, how much do they usually cost? And also had I better start looking for firstly another catfish to help clean the tank and also, I'm gonna need a bigger tank seen as it's only 100ltr.

 

[SManson83]

I dont think it is a Leiarius longibarbus as from the pics on the net they have really long whiskers, however mine doesnt at all.

Plus it only has one fin on its back, whereas the Leiarius longibarbus looks to have two.

Any other takers?

 

[CFC]

Yours looks like s Synodontis species but certainly isnt Synodontis marmoratus which is fully grown at under 2 inches and is an extreemly rare fish in the trade.

There are over 100 known Synodontis species and many man made hybrids in the trade so identifying your fish down to an exact species is going to be fairly difficult if not impossible.