Possible species for now:
Synodontis nigrita
Synodontis frontosus
Synodontis schall
Synodontis budgetti
It is around 30cm long (more like 27cm I guess)
Thanks!
Re: Synodontis sp.
Posted: 29 Oct 2018, 05:47
by N0body Of The Goat
Looks very similar to "Troy," a syno I adopted ~5 years ago. The family I adopted Troy from received the fish in apparently quite poor tank conditions when they bought the house, the previous owner left the tank and catfish behind. I provisionally IDed Troy as being a
, as the fish's body and fins are without any dark spots/stripes. If the ID is correct, Troy is rather undersize for an adult at now ~18cm SL compared to ~40cm SL recorded in the PC database, but that could possibly be explained by the conditions the catfish was found in by the previous owner when they moved in.
Troy is quite unique in my 6-foot African tank, in that this fish will readily flip upside down to feed from the water surface. "He" used to get a bit feisty after water changes, chasing round my fully grown Synodontis notatus, while never bothering with the three Synodonits brichardi; Synodontis angelicus and Synodontis schoutedeni (or the four Euchilichthys spp.).
Not to be trusted with small fish, the previous owner advertised Troy because their adult Neon Tetras and Kribensis youngsters were disappearing overnight. Smallest fish in the tank is a ~7cm SL male Empire Gudgeon, the only non-African resident.
Re: Synodontis sp.
Posted: 01 Nov 2018, 12:34
by Viktor Jarikov
Anyone else?
It can't be clarias as the caudal isn't red and the barbels aren't (strongly) branched, can it?
Thread/photo of Troy before purchase, as I'm still very guilty of not photographing or filming my fish very often!
Re: Synodontis sp.
Posted: 01 Nov 2018, 23:56
by Viktor Jarikov
Nice! Thanks for sharing, mate. I love obscure and rare synos. Yours looks very close to Xeno's but Xeno's doesn't sport any dorsal extensions... which may or may not mean much.
Re: Synodontis sp.
Posted: 05 Nov 2018, 17:15
by Viktor Jarikov
Anyone else out there with an opinion?
Re: Synodontis sp.
Posted: 05 Nov 2018, 18:26
by Jools
S. budgetti for me, I've only ever seen one that big, 25cm SL would be normal?
Jools
Re: Synodontis sp.
Posted: 05 Nov 2018, 19:13
by N0body Of The Goat
Viktor Jarikov wrote: 01 Nov 2018, 23:56
Nice! Thanks for sharing, mate. I love obscure and rare synos. Yours looks very close to Xeno's but Xeno's doesn't sport any dorsal extensions... which may or may not mean much.
Troy doesn't often have any of those fin extensions these days, my guess is that the six ~16-18cm SL Distichodus affinis and my singleton ~30cm Distichodus cf. rostatus give Troy the odd nip, especially when Troy is cruising upside down at the water surface at food time!
Re: Synodontis sp.
Posted: 06 Nov 2018, 00:07
by Viktor Jarikov
The D. sexfasciatum I ever kept were all jerks but the crown of the meanest fish I have ever kept goes to D. lusosso.
