Syno hybrid possible parent ID please

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FatCatDoorMat
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Syno hybrid possible parent ID please

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I bought this fish labelled as eupterus but it clearly is not. I am most certain it is a eupterus hybrid of sorts, but please ID both the parents of the hybrid so that I know what I am dealing with. This fish is 2inch TL.

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Re: Syno hybrid possible parent ID please

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I fail to see much difference between your syno and a usual eupterus baby/juvi, e.g. as this one from Cat-eLog https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/im ... ge_id=1576

Baby eupterus differ from the spotty patterns of older fish. They have stripey, squiggly pattern. The pattern on yours is just beginning to heavily evolve into the eventual spotting of adult eupterus.
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Re: Syno hybrid possible parent ID please

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Viktor Jarikov wrote: 04 Nov 2021, 17:35 I fail to see much difference between your syno and a usual eupterus baby/juvi, e.g. as this one from Cat-eLog https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/im ... ge_id=1576

Baby eupterus differ from the spotty patterns of older fish. They have stripey, squiggly pattern. The pattern on yours is just beginning to heavily evolve into the eventual spotting of adult eupterus.
Thank you. You are most definitely correct, as it has grown in size the whitish base colour has also disappeared. I also changed its location so it might have been suntanned in its previous tank which it lost as this tank doesn't receive bright sunlight. Thanks again.
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