Wild Tanganyika Synodontis .. Any interest? (Wigan, UK)

[Richard B]

Pikeman - these look like Lucipinnis - based on the large, somewhat abstract random body spots/blotches. Petricola are a bigger fish with regular small mostly round body spots. This is based on adult fish of at least 2" SL.

Lucipinnis have been known for years as "petricola dwarf" & are still sold as petricola in the trade.

Petricola cost approx 30-70 pounds each for genuine adults. Lucipinnis are considerably cheaper.

This of course is reliant on correct ID at the lfs & the fact that there are probably a few unidentified species finding their way into the trade.

[pikeman]

these look very similar to each other. are the ture pectricolas harder to spawn?

i have loads of these. they are well cute has kittens. i put a tabimin tab in.it is very comical to see a huge mass of babies fighting for a spot on the tabs.

does anyone have any idea about them dying before they feed?

[Richard B]

Lucipinnis are quite easy to spawn whereas Petricola are more tricky