Synodontis ID wild
Posted: 18 Oct 2022, 12:43
Any ideas what species?
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Re: Synodontis ID wild
Posted: 18 Oct 2022, 13:03
Looks like a hybrid from here.
Re: Synodontis ID wild
Posted: 18 Oct 2022, 16:55
I am very ignorant of the large number of latest additions to the genus but just wanted to say I've never seen a syno like this.
Re: Synodontis ID wild
Posted: 19 Oct 2022, 15:41
Young show this pattern.
Wild-caught Synodontis hybrids are unheard of. Captive-bred ones are common. Your next step is to verify the origin...
Hope that helps,
Jools
Wild-caught Synodontis hybrids are unheard of. Captive-bred ones are common. Your next step is to verify the origin...
Hope that helps,
Jools
Re: Synodontis ID wild
Posted: 21 Oct 2022, 16:37
Thank you Jools.
In the Cat-eLog this one young nigrita photo does look to indicate the two vertical light-colored bands post dorsal, albeit these are wide and diffuse while the OP fish shows then thin and with reasonable contrast. Since no other youngsters in the Cat-eLog show it, it could be a matter of mood, I guess.
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/im ... ge_id=4242
As a rule, I don't easily believe the "wild" label, especially when it comes to synodontis trade, unless it is given more info / weight. But it looks like it could be indeed wild.
In the Cat-eLog this one young nigrita photo does look to indicate the two vertical light-colored bands post dorsal, albeit these are wide and diffuse while the OP fish shows then thin and with reasonable contrast. Since no other youngsters in the Cat-eLog show it, it could be a matter of mood, I guess.
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/im ... ge_id=4242
As a rule, I don't easily believe the "wild" label, especially when it comes to synodontis trade, unless it is given more info / weight. But it looks like it could be indeed wild.
Re: Synodontis ID wild
Posted: 21 Oct 2022, 18:07
Dang I missed my chance to get pics. A few years ago my LFS got a large shipment of S. nigrita.Viktor Jarikov wrote: 21 Oct 2022, 16:37Since no other youngsters in the Cat-eLog show it, it could be a matter of mood, I guess.
Re: Synodontis ID wild
Posted: 25 Oct 2022, 00:16
I don't agree with S. nigrita. The jaw barbels of S. nigrita are much smaller. Also the black spots of young S. nigrita are smaller. Please post another photo in a few month when the fish is bigger.