ID little baby Synodontis cat please
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necrocanis;910689; said:
So your in Sky Country..it is beautiful in MONTANA.. I have about 5 different Synodontis ..this is the only one i had no idea about... i still have to get better pics because they pictures are not that clear..will try today.
That definately isnt a decorus i keep a lot of synos ranging fromnecrocanis;909217; said:
Angelicus - eruptus.
look at this!!
http://www.pricenetwork.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46530
it appears to me ocellier is quite common.. are you guys sure that they go for $25 and up??? doesnt quite look like it!! =o
look at my new cat that i got from lfs, is that an ocellier or just a doce something... their still 2 more in the store.. im ... hesistating... and dunno and confuse.. $8 each
http://www.pricenetwork.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46530
it appears to me ocellier is quite common.. are you guys sure that they go for $25 and up??? doesnt quite look like it!! =o
look at my new cat that i got from lfs, is that an ocellier or just a doce something... their still 2 more in the store.. im ... hesistating... and dunno and confuse.. $8 each
Fishes33;912158; said:look at this!!
http://www.pricenetwork.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46530
it appears to me ocellier is quite common.. are you guys sure that they go for $25 and up??? doesnt quite look like it!! =o
look at my new cat that i got from lfs, is that an ocellier or just a doce something... their still 2 more in the store.. im ... hesistating... and dunno and confuse.. $8 each
sometimes they are hybrids Ocellifer so that would make the price a little different.. i do not know why you chose this ad..this is just one person wanting to get rid of him because he is upsetting their frontosa tank.. not a good example of what one of these cats would be priced for in a LFS
Also they are not as rare as they use to be.LIZ, almost all Synodontis range from browns, to beiges, to grays. Some are plain, some with numerous small spots, others with fewer large spots! Even with the best photo, it's still a guessing game. Identification is really about adipose fin size, serrations on the dorsal and pectoral spines, size, shape and location of barbels, etc.. Unless you want to do a meristics count on a dead specimen, your best hope of a fairly close guess, would be to get your best close-up profile and go to planetcatfish.com. and see what you can find!
Hapdude;912217; said:LIZ, almost all Synodontis range from browns, to beiges, to grays. Some are plain, some with numerous small spots, others with fewer large spots! Even with the best photo, it's still a guessing game. Identification is really about adipose fin size, serrations on the dorsal and pectoral spines, size, shape and location of barbels, etc.. Unless you want to do a meristics count on a dead specimen, your best hope of a fairly close guess, would be to get your best close-up profile and go to planetcatfish.com. and see what you can find!
I know it took me a long time to ID this guy,, MY on the rare side Synodontis Frontosus.........thanks !!
Frontosus are one of my favorites. I had a 10" one back in the 70's, but because there was so few references back then, I miss id'd it as a "schall". For a relative big-boy my frontosus was rather mellow and got along with my Haps pretty well.
Hapdude;912248; said:
He is sooooo sweet.. he is sooooo sweet that he drives everyone crazy
He rubs against them and swims with them and just wants to play with them all day...had to give him his own tank
but he is my sweet heart and he is almost 12 inches.. I am glad you had the unigue experience of owning one.. they are different then the average synodontis.. one minute he is upside down..etc..always having fun!!