Hi, These S.Eupterus come in all shapes, sizes and colour variations.

As said I donâ??t think youâ??re Syno is a hybrid.
If its not the water quality or food you feed him then it might be a genetic problem evolving from the use of hormones in breeding farms.

Apart from that nice fish.

I have 6 S.eupterus one of which is blonde.

http://www.corydorasworld.com/cwfmg/Del ... S_Eupterus

Yes it is, Try google search for â??Seachem PRIME UKâ?

I have used Waterlife Protozin on Synos, Loaches, plecs, and corys with no problems.
Make sure there is plenty of surface agitation for oxygen.

Gibby or common 7" is small for an adult so you may so some more growth.

Sorry HH but I think its a common, they have this Gibby look when young.
Clear shot of the head would be good.

Save the picture to disk then zoom in its high quality.

Hi G.

Just clean up any uneaten food after feeding and fingers crossed now.

That depends on which one you use I suppose.

I think something stronger would be better at this stage.
Maracyn Furan -2 or Eye Fungex.Are a few stronger broad spectrum antibiotics.

The eye could be Cataracts(eye fungus).
So you most likely have a all over bacterial and fungus problem.

I think thats a young Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus or Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps.

I would have to agree with bottomdwellin on this.

Liposarcus pardalis I say.

I keep 3 L. pardalis of different sizes and would say thatâ??s a normal growth rate.
The largest of the 3 is about 10â?

I think S.clarias has a red tail and black body as juvenile, then fades to grey with age retaining some red pigment on the tail.

Including that Synodontis "zebrinus" that some people claim is a real fish, yet totally looks like an S. eupterus hybrid...


I have one of these suspect sp(5) hybrids and TBH it has nothing at all in common with S.Eupters.
S.angelicus crossed with S.ornatipinnis or S.koensis would be more fitting ...

Yes. There so small they would be excellent for fry.
I have a Fresh water shrimp farm which I use for food, so they could grow in the same tank with them nps.
Thanks.

Hello, I recently discovered a few Ostracod in my filter media and donâ??t know what to make of it. :shock:
I found a little reading on the net about them being harmless to fish and good for Algae control but mainly associated with dirty pond waters.
There was nothing about getting rid of them. Iâ ...

Try and get a digital timer with relay switches rather than the cheaper mechanical type.
I have had so many problems with the mechanical timers failing one way or another.
Also if you have a power cut the digital timer will keep its on/off settings backed up by battery.

You could try here.

http://www.mongabay.com/fish/biotope.htm

I would say you have Synodontis.Nigrita.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/mo ... t/89_f.php

Those white patches look like some kind of protozoan infection to me.

I think its the tetras IMHO.

Well in a lot of cases fish are susceptible to disease when stressed or water conditions are wrong.
Iâ??ve not long got over a Costia infection in one tank, only 2 out of 16 fish showed symptoms so not all will show signs necessarily.

If I ever suspect parasites in my Aquaria, the first thing I do is take a sample from the main Bio chamber of the filter and examine it under a microscope.
Most of the basic fish parasites are easy to see under 40X magnification with a cheap hobby microscope.

Here is another collection of parasites ...

Yes but the face markings are not right for pure maccus me thinks.

Which one?

Any one?

Bought as Clown plec , yes looks pale in picture just out the bag but getting darker all the time.

Which one is it?



http://website.lineone.net/~delbod/clown.jpg

Thanks.

You need to remove the [img] from the link as it makes error.

LOL m8, You got me looking tbh.
Yer nps there. Got another from LFS, they were quite happy to help.
Ancistrus brevifilis Then?.
Thanks.