Yep, you've got it!

One thing I forgot to say above - a good example of xanthism is the good 'ol Electric Yellow (Labidochromis caeruleus). The nominate form of this fish is actually white or pale blue (hence the caeruleus in the latin name which refers to pale bule) with the same black markings as ...

Yes, amelanistic is albino.
I beg to differ on the other ones - though I must say the terms can be confusing, especially as you will see them misused all over the place.

Leucistic - means that all melanin is removed from the body but NOT from the retina. Thus the animal appears to be pure white ...

Thanks very much for your replies, they've been very helpful. I'll let you know how the little fellas go. We'll treat them and aim to minimise the stress on them as much as possible.

Cheers,

Jess

Hi, if any of you learned catfish people can help me it's be greatly appreciated.

Just obtained 8 juvenile Synodontis flavitaeniatus 4 days ago. They were briefly housed (by the person I bought them off) in unsuitable water conditions - pH 8.5, substrate of coral gravel.....

At home we put them ...