Wow!! That syno is amazing. Would literally clear a tank for him/her lol. How big is it?

I keep trying to get some pictures of them...but still kinda skittish around my place. I figure they will take a while to actually get used to the new tank and household. I am a heavy footed walker...and i have two mastiffs that weigh about 100-120 lbs each. But to see them start this behavior less ...

So ive been watching my tanks and have definitely noticed some strange behaviours. I keep catching two of my newest group of "multis" doing a dance i could only describe as courting or mating. The one...the bigger of the two, will swim around being followed by the other...who will "bite" at the vent ...

I am also thinking its "syno on syno" crime lol. They might have sensed breeding of your ancistrus or who knows. I was watching my tanks last night and witnessed a few of mine chasing each other around the tank. Theyre usually not THAT rough with each other...but anything is possible with them lol ...

Couple pics of a few synos in the tank. Theres 3 different purchases in these two pics.
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This first one is of a juvenile i got labelled as multipunctatus. I am thinking it may be a grandiops tho. Still beautiful fish.
20200214_153403.jpg this second one is actually two pick ups ...

Ive had them in the past and i was amazed at how majestic and beautiful they were in the tank. Reminded me of the whale sharks in the ocean

Tried to crop the pics to get a better look.

Tried to get a few pics of the "petricola" i got a few weeks back. These guys are in my newly established QT tank...even tho i am sure theyre fine. I had to make some moves i usually wouldnt...i was forced to introduce the group of 8 "multi's" straight into my tank. i was not comfortable sticking so ...

ad88 wrote: 10 Feb 2020, 19:43 I currently have only a juvenile Angelicus

Beautiful fish. Thanks for popping in and dropping some pics.

I had some issues with the whole pictures while transferring them into the tank. Felt like i was causing stress and the picture i got wasnt good at all

Oh i know. I have had bad luck in the past(and hopefully not the present) with that as well. All too many times the LFS has fish mislabeled and give out false info as far as care and max size are concerned.
P.s......Guys, i did a thing today... 20200208_172918.jpg 20200208_163629.jpg Group of 8 ...

I was thinking the same actually...i definitely dont agree that theyre legit. This store actually has some tiny "petricola" that look more like hybrids as well. And this is where my girlfriend picked up a "synodontis piedratus"....which isnt even a real name lol.

Hey guys and gals..and future readers lol. Been busy with work...but went to the LFS after stopping at bank today. (Yaaay payday...im already broke) I went to grab a heater for a new quarantine\fry\time-out set-up ive desperately needed. I grabbed a Fluval Flex 15 gallon for the simple ease of set ...

To try to keep it neat...heres another picture of the same syno as the first pictures. This one i had bought with another "multi", as they were sold to that person. I can try to get some more pictures so that we can see it close up..but has been identified as a grandiops. 20200204_212323.jpg ...

I will be posting all my questions in my new thread. I will also do a bit better at getting better photos and try to keep it organized lol i have like 4-5 different purchases that i would like to have your opinions on. I will definitely be patient as i know we all cant live online lol.

Thats a cool looking cat. looks like it could cause a nice wound if they wanted to lol

you have some Synodontis grandiops there....I am in my 50th year of fish keeping.


I appreciate and value your confirmation. Ive ready quite a few of fine bits of information you have posted and appreciate your response. Please check back as i get some more pictures posted, as well as fill my ...

I used to keep about 15 different syno species and some of them in multiple specimen, e.g., https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php? f=2&t=30939&hilit=120+gal ...

Nowadays I got 3 eupterus, 2 hybrid #1, and 3 decorus, all adults, 5-10 years old: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com ...

I am half expecting my "multi's" to be all grandiops. From what i've learned from the site, im expecting one hybrid as well..and what ive been told farm wete raised grandiops. I am really interested in seeing what the "true petricola" end up being as well lol.

Thanks for the replies already. And also...thanks for the correction @Birger. I was jus about to say that i am definitely here to learn as much as i can and welcome corrections lol. I am jus celebrating my birthday and will work on getting some pictures tomorrow of everyone. I hope to get some more ...

So...allow me to introduce myself..my name is Justin. Im a fish nerd, or fishaholic as my friends have called me. I am currently just getting back into the hobby after having to sell off my fish and tanks while i was moving and downsizing space. I was well into my 3rd year of fishkeeping when i was ...

Hey guys and gals...jus wanted to start a thread to keep track of my purchases and identification of the various Syno's ive been finding and buying. Hoping to get a few of you guys in here and involved (dont be scared to post some pics or any relevant information/links) and hopefully grow this into ...

Ok. Thanks for confirmation. Did you see the one with the picture of pectoral rays? Were you able t see them good enough? I am going to be trying to get some better pictures of each one, labelled and seperated. But if that one looks like grandiops, then 3 are indeed same.

Going to be taking a bunch more pictures of the petricola as i am interested in figuring out if theyre indeed legit. I do believe they are tho, as i got from a private breeder and he has both petricola and lucipinnis

Well i plan on making a thread on my synos. I jus grew my pack of petricola to 7..and my multis are at 6. Ive been looking to rehome the hybrid ny girlfriend purchased for me. He/she is a demon..very aggressive towards all the synos that are same size.

Hahaha sorry Jools...I was meaning to say Birger. I have read an abundance of information from both of you guys and I understand it's hard to identify species with crappy pictures that never show the areas you need to properly identify

Can anyone see how many I have now? Lol this was during a deep clean of my substrate and 30% water change. That is why they're stressed out looking and huddled together like this...not how they're usually. I went to a local breeders place to pick up some aulonocara baenschi females for my tank ...

Anyone know where the synodontis experts are? I've read a ton of info from Jools...but he hasn't popped in yet.

Beautiful fish.

I jus got this pic tonight. Jus moved them into bigger tank and they've really started to move around and be active. Definitely starting to notice differences between the separate "groups" I bought. This is 1 of 3 of the larger ones. I will try to get some better pics as the water clears up.