What Cory Is This?

[David_M]

HEY

I just got a corydora, but i don't know what type it is. It looks like a sterbai, but on the lower lip it has 4 big bristles, i have tried looking it online, but I haven't found any fish like it. It's mouth is like this: on the upper lip it has 2 big bristles and on the lower one 4 (and from those 4 it has more little ones coming out of it...

can some one tell me what specie is this fish?? thanks

 

[Ludwig Venter]

A picture is worth a thousand words.... we have a clear picture of what the mouth looks like....

 

[David_M]

FOUND IT!!!!!! finally i found a picture that looks like my fish. Is this even a cory?? it says it's a featherfin squeaker...does anybody have one???

Its mouth:



its pattern:



thanks

 

[dave_oddballs]

synodontis eupterus.
8+ inch
Eats small fish

 

[JenCliBee]

Definitley not a cory

 

[David_M]

Definitley not a cory

that's what I thought. then what is it?

 

[JenCliBee]

Definitley not a cory

that's what I thought. then what is it?

I would go with what dave said, its def a syno of some sorts... but i personally wouldnt know what kind lol

 

[David_M]

synodontis eupterus.
8+ inch
Eats small fish

Thanks a lot,

how fast can they grow??

 

[Inchworm]

Hi David_M

I'll move your thread to Other Catfish where it might get some more responses.

 

[David_M]

Hi David_M

I'll move your thread to Other Catfish where it might get some more responses.

Ok, thanks

 

[afishdude]

According to this, they get to a foot long. Don't know the credibility of the site though.

http/www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/other...s_eupterus.html

 

[dave_oddballs]

never known of a foot long syno eupterus in captivity, maybe possible but around the 8 inch mark is more likely.
they grow fast when young then slow down a bit when they get to 4-5 inch, reaching aroung 8 inch id say.
got mine at about 4 inch and know its 6/7 and iv had it about a year. so that would suggest aroung 1-1.5 inch a year after 4 inch? may differ in different fish.
nice fish, mine is quite active, but will eat a fish if it can catch it and get it in its gob, safe just to steer clear of anything less than a couple of inch's
David