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Hi guys, Im Stefan, 31 years old and living in switzerland.

I do have 5 fish tanks with different fish, but right now, my heart beats mostly for the cats

A quick list about the most important ones:

2 Ameiurus nebulosus (brown bullhead) both about 30cm (11.8") each of them has a 90 gallon (330L) tank for itself.
10 Synodontis Grandiops (most of them are children of wild caught grandiops) about 7-10cm (2.75-3.9")
5 Synodontis Grandiops (bred them myself) about 4cm (1.5") kept separate in a 130 liter (50 gallon) grower tank.
1 Synodontis Schoutendeni (looking for 4 more)
1 Synodontis Pardalis about 15cm (5.9")
1 Synodontis Hybrid about 20cm (7.8")
2 L 114 about 6cm (2.3") they will go into a bigger tank as they grow big
3 Agamyxis pectinifrons 1x 20cm (7.8"), 1x 15cm (5.9") and 1x 8cm (3")

Most of the synodontis are in one 90 gallon tank, but I will put the S. Grandiops separate, probably with the younger ones, cause I think it's too much for a 130cm (51") long tank. And the rest of the Synodontis will go to a 720Liter (194 gallon) tank.

I got the Synodontis Hybrid and the agamyxis pectinifrons from an owner who had to give up his tank (health issues). He told me that the Synodontis should be an eupterus, which obviously is not the case.
I love this hybrid, especially because he is like my young synodontis grandiops. not shy at all! He is out during the day, coming up to the surface and plays with my hand when I do the weekly waterchange. He has several hiding spots, which he uses, but comes out if he sees me near the tank. I know his behaviour is not normal, but I have to say, I kinda like it.

Lets get to my question/problem, shall we ^^

I read a lot in this forum, also to identify my synodontis hybrid. I guess it's not possible, but I still wanne give it a shot. Maybe you do have an idea what blood could be in its veins.
Here are some pictures...(not just of the hybrid)

hybrid:


Synodontis tank

L 114

Synodontis Pardalis (Don't have a better pic yet - he is pretty shy)

Synodontis Schoutendeni (same problem as the pardalis)

Synodontis Grandiops

when I had cichlids...


Ameiurus nebulosus



Thanks
Stef

Wow. What a classy introduction and sweet-looking tanks. Welcome to the Planet! I am sure our experts will help you with your syno. On my part, I'm not sure it is necessarily a hybrid but my syno knowledge leaves much to be desired.

Could be a lot of things, but a few possible crosses are: acanthomias, occellifer,njassae. And the darkness in the fins speaks to a tanganyikan species similar to.

Thank you all very much for your comments and help. Sorry for not answering, I was on vacation.
It's a shame to know he's a hybrid. Just because I can't get him proper mates. They usually don't sell hybrids on purpose here.

Thank you again.

I would have to call hybrid on this fish as well, recently I have been asked to ID simiilar looking fish from diffrent sources.

Birger