A few pictures of my Syndontis Nigriventris

[mg7454]

I love these little fish; but, they're so fast, it's hard to get pictures!

Big Mama! This large piece of Mopani Driftwood is hers!!!

The bridge is popular with my catfish, and the Neons provide them with confidence of safety.

The other four USD share the other piece of Mopani Driftwood.

[Martin S]

Hi.
Sorry to say but I'm almost positive these are infact

Synodontis euptera

, not

Synodontis nigriventris

. The shape of the dorsal fin is the teller, plus the size.
Martin

[Richard B]

I agree that the pics don't look like nigriventris

[mg7454]

I agree that the pictures are not that great; however, I've had these gals (and guys) for more than eight months. They were only 1 and 1/2-inches long when I got them; now, they are only 3 to 3 and 1/2 inches long. They are spotted, with wide striations which are brown next to a lighter, creamy-brown, and turn white on the head and dorsal side when excited. They are a very dark solid-brown on the ventral side, there is a small, thin, white line near the pectoral fins, and

they are quite gregarious!

There is a cory cat on the floor near the piece of driftwood in one of the pictures
(with a spot on the dorsal fin). There are 3 corys in the tank.

[Martin S]

Hi
I'm still not convinced these are S.nigriventris...impossible to be 100% sure from the photos, but I'd certainly say there is S.euptera in the parentage (i.e. they could even be hybrids?) based on the unique dorsal fin, evident in pictures 1 and 3.
Martin

[Richard B]

A really clear pic will help one way or another

[mg7454]

Sorry about the quality of the pictures.
I do not have a camera right now and I had to use my friend's camera. It just went up to Green Bay, WI. with my friend.
I will get a better camera from my sister and, hopefully, take some better photos soon.

These little USD cf are hard to photograph. If I get too close to the tank, they quickly swim away and hide behind their driftwood. When I try to use zoom, they are out and about zooming around too, as in picture # 2.
Maybe they are hybrids, but they are staying about 3 to 3 and 1/2-inches long after almost 9 months, so I am grateful for that!

As always,
Thanks for your help!

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