synodontis ocellifer hybrid or real thing?

[bigamefish, posts: 311]

Hey everybody! I have been wondering if my wonderful new syno is a hybrid or not? i know he/she has been farm raised and has a minor fin deformity. Tell me what you think! p.s he had ich at the time of the pictures but it has cleared up and he`s fine now!

[Silurus]

Looks like the real thing from what I can see.

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

can you take a pic where we can see the fins, especially the dorsal and caudal?

[bigamefish, posts: 311]

I can try! he isn`t very shy so it shouldn`t be too hard.

[bigamefish, posts: 311]

Hope these are ok! We have company so he was hiding rather than crusing around so i had to net him.
Also feel free to tell me if you need better pictures

[tomr, posts: 147]

it looks real to me.

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

yup, I agree

a genuine Syno. ocellifer

sadly, even a more common species like this is getting rare

[bigamefish, posts: 311]

Thanks! i had my fingers crossed that he was real! and yes i saw these cute (in my eyes) synos and knew i had to get one!