Thanks for the quick reply.

My dad has a syno in his tank, a black lace syno according to wal-mart where he purchased it.

I looked through the synondontis pictures in the cat-elog but i couldnt find any with that particular common name. It looks like either a Synodontis eupterus or a Synodontis aterrimus

Do either of those ...

A common pleco in my dads aquarium got me started when i was around 8.

My brothers always wanted bettas, but i preferred the catfish.