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No Trachycorystes for me, but I got this...
Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 02:06
by Silurus
Since coming back from Florida, I've not had the opportunity to go down to the LFS to see if the
Trachycorystes was still there (can't do it now anyway as my car is under repair).
So I picked up four of these guys instead:
Look familiar to you, Sid?
Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 02:14
by Dinyar
Looks like a non-descript Syno to me. So what differentiates them from Synodontis?
Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 02:16
by Silurus
That's no syno.
It's Mochokiella paynei.
Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 03:13
by Dinyar
Yes, I figured that much out the first time around... Hence my question.
Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 09:44
by sidguppy
Good choice, now you're stuck for 20 years
those are however different from mine, the pattern is quite vague and less yellow, more brown.
didn't know there was much variety in this species, because of it's limited distribution.
Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 12:09
by Jools
Perhaps it's more to do with the fact they're newley imported and have just been placed in a photo tank?
Jools
Posted: 22 Jul 2005, 14:12
by Silurus
Dinyar wrote:So what differentiates them from Synodontis?
There are some osteological features that resemble
Microsynodontis (e.g. nuchal plate morphology, ethmoid shape) more than
Synodontis.