Looking for a synodontis ID please

[rodsboys]

Was out of town on business yesterday and saw these guys labeled as synodontis sp. Bought all 5 of them for $6.00 Canadian each.

 

[fishlover88]

those are baby synodontis eupterus. I think they look way cooler as babies than as adults, but thats just me.

 

[Ullopincrate]

Nice find. Pretty pics.

 

[Cichla dude]

Baby sydontis eurptis...

 

[rodsboys]

Wow, I never even considered that. I was sold on Synodontis aterrimus from the start.

 

[fishlover88]

Wow, I never even considered that. I was sold on Synodontis aterrimus from the start.

Yeah its tricky. Although it may be possible for you to have S. aterrimus, i dont think its likely. But time will tell as aterrimus dont get nearly as large as eupterus. But i still think they are just juvi euptera (apparently there was a change to euptera from eupterus) as this is one of the most common synos out there.

 

[Cichlid fanatic]

synodontis eupterus stripes turn into spots as they mature

 

[aquaman45]

As soon as i saw it i thought Aterrimus, having said that it could be one of the many hybrids regularly produced these days.....nice cats.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

I think one of the hybrid species, sell them under the name synodontis sp. Tiger somthing like that.

 

[rodsboys]

Thanks for all the input guys. Looks like I am going to have to grow them out to know for sure. Whatever they are I like them.