Well the crisis with my aquarium seems to be over, however I am now left with just four Mbuna. After this fiasco, taking on another tank right now may not be in my best interest.

Good old USA here! The state of Tennessee to be exact. :)

My extent of keeping cats was, yes, was, in my 75g Mbuna tank. I had two Syno Petripinnis (Petricola or Lucipinnis)for 4+ years but had a problem with a filter pad and I lost them both. I'm hoping to setup a display tank of just cats ...

Thanks again all for the warm welcome.

Hopefully I'll get my Mbuna back to healthy and then I can start to look at making a cat tank...and perhaps get a shoal of "Petripinnis"

***Well, I got home tonight to find two more victims, two yello labs.

Hi Mats and thanks for the welcome.

You could be right about the Petricolas I had, I dunno. They came from a reputable breeder who makes frequent collecting trips, which I assume is why they were sold as 'wild caught'. However, now that they are gone, I have no way to know for sure. :(

Sadly, my ...

Hello,

I wanted to introduce myself to the group. My affair with catfish began about 4 years ago when I received three wild caught syno. petricola along with 32 Mbuna for my 75g aquarium. I fell in love the minute they started swimming around. Granted, for quite some time they stayed hidden but as ...