I.D for two Syno's Please

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 29 Nov 2003, 21:25

Can anyone help me I.D these two Syno's Please.

Post by **Silurus** » 29 Nov 2003, 21:25

Synodontis eupterus

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 29 Nov 2003, 23:13

Yeah that's what i was thinking but there's Bristles on the large one's Barbles.

Graeme.

Post by **Silurus** » 29 Nov 2003, 23:16

All Synodontis have branched barbels, if that's what you mean by bristles.

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 30 Nov 2003, 12:33

Thanks

Graeme.

wild-tiger · Post by **wild-tiger** » 30 Nov 2003, 21:06

Ok my friend Graeme posted this for me, but I think you misunderstood. This syno's 4 lower barbels are feathered and the top 2 are regular. The smaller one while I can't seem to get a good look at "her" doesn't seem to have the feathers and doesn't seem to be high finned. While their marking are identical they look quite a bit different, could this be a pair? And while I'm not trying to cause trouble I really don't think they are syno eruptus.....any other ideas?

Post by **Rusty** » 30 Nov 2003, 21:14

OK, looking at the picture again, it looks like you have two different looking fish of the same species. The one on the right is definitely a sub-adult eupterus, and the one on the left looks like a younger one.

Rusty

Post by **Silurus** » 30 Nov 2003, 21:17

I can make out the branches on the barbels of the smaller fish in the photo. The dorsal fin will grow much longer in time in the case of the smaller fish (which also appears to have suffered some damage in the past).
I still say S. eupterus.