rescue with a synodontis ill-treated

[stine]

Ok for anubias ! thank you for your answer

Not the week but the following, I'll be in holidays, so I promise : I'll try to get a picture of him ! You all desserve it

[Anorea]

Hooray!! Glad to hear Alfred is still doing well.

[Tanganyikafreak]

You all desserve it

No, Alfred deserves it
Because of his amazing recovery, of which he has you to thank

[Deb]

Synodontis nigriventris will spend the first day or two moving sometimes constantly around the tank, then they will settle down. They will quickly learn when it is feeding time though

This was true for me! Last April, I accepted two S. nigriventris from my friend who was moving. They acted exactly like what Birger wrote above, moving constantly around the tank for a couple of days. There are only two of them, and I think this is why they "argue" over food. If one of them is eating something, the other has to have it. Even if there is plenty for all. I believe if I could increase this team to five or six, the arguing would stop, but it's harmless so I am in no rush. They are incredibly active at feeding time, and otherwise take it easy.

One thing about plants in a syno tank is that the activity of the synos can be detrimental to plants. As they race around the tank, or dash off to a destination, they swipe the leaves as they go by. This can result in floating leaves of tender plants, such as Cryptocoryne, or shredded leaves of sturdier plants, such as Java fern. The Java fern does better, but the constant thrashing of the leaves takes its toll. I've moved all the Java fern to the back of the tank where it's tucked into wood crevices, and moved the crypts much closer to the big wood pieces, for protection. This seems to be working.

The photos of Alfred from March 2 are amazing! What a transformation.
Alfred's story is so interesting. I'm looking forward to the next update photo.

[stine]

As promised, (but I'm still late sorry lol) here are some pictures of Alfred the survivor
As you can see, I didn't lie about the state of the plants




We could see, he likes eating lol



the amazing size of his backfin


and finally, I'm happy to see that even his caudal fin, is recovering (at the moment at least, the high part of it)


I can't still realize he was in such a bad case in december 2014....


Long life ot him !!!


enjoy

[bekateen]

Yay! Amazing! Good job, both of you.

Cheers, Eric

[NCE12940]

Thanks for the great new pictures. What a transformation, and what a happy fish.

[tep]

This really is incredible - fantastic work!

[N0body Of The Goat]

Alfred looks great in the new photos from 10 days ago, that I somehow missed!

[Viktor Jarikov]

The will to live of this little fish brings tears to my eyes... and then I recall how often I get irritated or angry when things do not exactly go my way...

Stine, Alfred, I took the liberty to share your story on MFK http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forum ... rt.652706/

[stine]

thanks for your support

Viktor no problem to share this beautiful story of Alfred (but you could say to jim barry that I'm not a guy hihi)