People Keeping Fish They Don't Know The Name Of?

[SRC]

This is a very unique fish, it looks like an eel, eats like a snake but swims like a fish

That has got to be the best thing I've ever read .

 

[Ben]

That pic is his "strong coloured catfish" I was wondering what she was.

Looks like some type of Synodontis catfish to me

DD

 

[Synirr]

I messaged the seller to tell them what it was )

 

[wuvmybetta]

I messaged the seller to tell them what it was )

Do-good'er

 

[Katchan]

Suzi DD is right looks like a Synodontis Eupterous (or similar but def. a synodontis)

Andrew

 

[Miss Dib Dabs]

Tis a Synodontis Decorus. Lovely fish with great personality but do like to be boss of the tank. Not that I'm a bit of a syno freak or anything. ) Oh and they are one of the bigger synos for full adult size, reaching up to 12 inches in the right conditions. Thankfully not big waste producers though. Infact I'd say none of my synos are. Which is cool.
I have a peach spot plec, whom I knew the name but was misinformed about by the seller at the time. Being an idiot I took his word for it. I later found out it was total pap and this poor fish needed a diet along the omnivorous, siding towards carniverous instead of vegetarian. And needed much warmer water then the tank he was in had. He's been flourishing since the mistake was rectified and I have to change his piece of bogwood every few months or he sulks.
We all make mistakes, but I have to agree, to put a fish up for sale in such a way with no knowledge of it is truly....well, amusing, but also rather sad.
Hugs,
P.

 

[Wanda hornsey]

yeah its a bit crazy...but we dont know how old this guy is do we...or how he came by the fish...give hime and his eely fishy thingy a chance

 

[BabySealClubber]

oh and what is this?? this is pretty cool......

Looks like Synodontis decorus.

 

[prankster705]

Yea, well I have 2 Hoplosternum thoracatum but can't remember the name, but at list I know stuff about them... Agree with Synodontis decorus...

 

[sylvia]

This is quite funny because of just how insane the descriptions are but, usualy, when people don't know what fish they have, I get annoyed knowing they didn't bother to research what they were buying or anything. Of course there are times when the person *thought* they new what the fish was or it was mis-labelled or they got it by accident - these reasons I udnerstand. I also think it's ok when people buy fish they know should be ok in their tank (eg: if they have a very big tank) without knowing too many details on them. And I forgive newbies who do this as well since most don't realise how varied or specific fish' requirements can be. But when i see people who bought a fish entirely on impulse and have no clue how to care for it, it drives me crazy

 

[WAG741L]

Awwww - give the guy a break - he got your attention! He might even sell it as a result!

Seriously, I have a vested interest here - I bought a tank which included what might be described as an 'eely fishy thing' - and I am having a hell of a job identifying it. I've spent hours searching the net. It is not one of the aforementioned, either. What's worse is that it won't stay out long enough to be photographed - otherwise I was going to post it on here ... and EMBARRASS myself!

In the meantime, I shall continue to maintain him at the temperature he is used to, and feed him the food he has been eating ... I just won't add anything else!

Ahem.

)

 

[wtftastic]

Awwww - give the guy a break - he got your attention! He might even sell it as a result!

Seriously, I have a vested interest here - I bought a tank which included what might be described as an 'eely fishy thing' - and I am having a hell of a job identifying it. I've spent hours searching the net. It is not one of the aforementioned, either. What's worse is that it won't stay out long enough to be photographed - otherwise I was going to post it on here ... and EMBARRASS myself!

In the meantime, I shall continue to maintain him at the temperature he is used to, and feed him the food he has been eating ... I just won't add anything else!

Ahem.

)

But you made the effort. Its questionable as to if this guy even tried to look it up.

Effort= succes in one form or another.

 

[fishing4exotics]

Keep trying and post a pick of you "eely fishy thing" I have 2 pairs of Albino P. senegalus bichers. They will eat pellets, frozen shrimp, smelt, etc...Keep them with fish that are bigger than what they can fit in their mouth. They tend to hide in plants, wood, and rocks. But, out of all the bichers that I have kept sengals are the most active. They can be kept in water that is 78* - 84* with a pH about 7.0 They are not picky about the water. Just keep the water clean, temp, and pH stable.

With me I have the hardest time remembering some scientific names. Especially when the species gets reclassified and their scientific name gets changed

 

[WAG741L]

Keep trying and post a pick of you "eely fishy thing" I have 2 pairs of Albino P. senegalus bichers. They will eat pellets, frozen shrimp, smelt, etc...Keep them with fish that are bigger than what they can fit in their mouth. They tend to hide in plants, wood, and rocks. But, out of all the bichers that I have kept sengals are the most active. They can be kept in water that is 78* - 84* with a pH about 7.0 They are not picky about the water. Just keep the water clean, temp, and pH stable.

With me I have the hardest time remembering some scientific names. Especially when the species gets reclassified and their scientific name gets changed

Thanks for the input - I will try to get a picture, but in the meantime I will sit and wait for him to come out, and see if I can't jot down a detailed description!