Synodontis

[Arimus]

How easy is it to tell a Synodontis nigriventris from a eupterus when the fish is about 2" long... I brought what I was assured was a nigriventris but looking at him now and the pics of both from planet catfish I'm thinking he was mis-sold...

If it is a Eup. I'm going to return him as two Eup's are enough in my tank.

 

[QuotheRaven]

It's quite easy ...the eupterus will be very very stripey and attractive while a nigriventris will be brown and squat not as stream lined pretty as a juvi eupterus...hope that helps a bit. I think the eupterus will have smallish eyes to

 

[Arimus]

Think then I ended up with another eup rather than nig... DOH!

Back he goes.

 

[Arimus]

I'm going to kill that shop....

Took the Syno eup back (Well the wife did, she spoke to them and asked for a proper upside downcat fish - mentioning synodontis nig. by name).

Wife returned home with a fish after being told it was a nig - as it had been in the bag abit we released it after aclimitising it.

Now looking again after having more doubts about it (obligingly it sat on the glass for a while) its a ruddy Mystus leucophasis...

How much more a problem (ignoring size) is that than a syno. eup.? Skip that - got the answer... he's going back as well tomorrow.

Going to skip getting any cat's for a while.


Why do people work in LFS's and not have one person who knows what is what - I admit we got it wrong as well but its not my ruddy job...?

 

[Eskielvr]

I wish I could find out what kind of Synodontis I have. He's black with just black spots on his fins. He blends in with my black sand really good now and is about 5 or 6 inches long. I've yet to see any pictures that resemble him

 

[Arimus]

Have you got a photo of it?