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elroach
Joined: 25 Oct 2007
Location: Lexington, NC
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 Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject: Petsmart Synodontis Longirostris Catfish |
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Has anyone seen the catfish at petsmart that they have labeled "Synodontis longirostris". They say it gets only 6" however on Planet Catfish it says 22.8". I really like them but 22 inches want work. Any with any reasons why they say 6" and Planet Catfish says 22.
Has anyone had them before?
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Yellow-Cichlid
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
Location: Springfield, VT
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| If it really is a Synodontis longirostris then yeah, it'll get to about 22". |
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v3rs3
Joined: 17 Dec 2007
Location: Columbus, OH
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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A lot of those information cards at Petsmart are wrong. My wife is a dog trainer at a Petsmart and the fish people know that the cards are wrong. They just can't really do anything about it.
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elroach
Joined: 25 Oct 2007
Location: Lexington, NC
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Is the Synodontis longirostris usually sold for aquariums? It looks a lot like a featherfin catfish however they have those there too and it looks different. Thanks guys
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hollyfish2000
Joined: 23 Aug 2007
Location: MARYLAND
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I"ve seen the longirostris at Petsmart. It does not look like a feather fin aka eupertus. It's more akin to a multipunctatus or petricola, with spots. Cute, but I went with multipunctatus, which I knew would stay small. |
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Barbie
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Location: Spokane, Washington
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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If they labeled it saying it would get 22", you won't buy it, duh!
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Aquaman2
Joined: 17 Jul 2008
Location: New jersey
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Petsmart Synodontis Longirostris Catfish |
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| elroach wrote: | Has anyone seen the catfish at petsmart that they have labeled "Synodontis longirostris". They say it gets only 6" however on Planet Catfish it says 22.8". I really like them but 22 inches want work. Any with any reasons why they say 6" and Planet Catfish says 22.
Has anyone had them before? |
Hey my friend I just bought that catfish from Petsmart in New Jersey two days ago and found out this information that it grows to 22" today. I will be talking with the Petsmart Fish Manager tomorrow and I am gonna get to the bottom of this. So as for now hold tight and I will get back to you after I speak to Petsmart tomorrow. |
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james1983
Joined: 23 Dec 2007
Location: savannah, ga
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I've seen these too and the ones I've seen look like the synodontis oceliffer i bought for a pretty good petstore. |
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MetalHead06351
Joined: 03 Oct 2007
Location: connecticut
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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every petsmart i've been to sells s. ocellifer as s. longirostris. I bought one and did the research later. The picture on the tag at petsmart actually is a longirostris, so it is easy to tell they messed up. They also say red bay snooks get 8 inches 
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Aquaman2
Joined: 17 Jul 2008
Location: New jersey
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| How big does the Ocellifer get and do you have any pics? My catfish looks like the Longirostris with all the black spots everywhere. |
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kingpoiuy
Joined: 09 Jun 2008
Location: Michigan, USA
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jordanroda
Joined: 04 May 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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| darn... did petsmart buy the longirostiris in bulk?...cuz I seen some in pasadena, ca... |
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toddnbecka
Joined: 23 Oct 2004
Location: Cumberland, Maryland
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| It's quite likely the fish aren't actually longirostrus, but rather hybrids or simply another species altogether. |
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iceblue
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
Location: las vegas, nv.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Barbie wrote: | If they labeled it saying it would get 22", you won't buy it, duh!
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jd_7655
Joined: 22 Jul 2004
Location: warren michigan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:16 am Post subject: |
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| There was a discussion on planetcatfish about this. The longirostrus they are offering are hybids I've seen them myself at a petsmart here and they look like hybrids to me too. They look like a cross between Eupterus and something else possibly Ocellifer. But they are not Ocellifer from what I've seen. |
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