Hi everyone,

I am planning on setting up a 200l (32g) aquarium in the autumn. I am running into conflicting information on the size if aquarium I would need for Pictus. Is this an okay size? Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone,

I have had a big problem in my aquarium the last few months. My aquarium was a bit overstocked, due to my LFS selling me the incorrect catfish (2 featherfin squeakers and 1 synodontis ocilifer instead of 3 synodontis nigriventris in a 110l aquarium) 2.5 years on, they arent huge ...

It really is a beautiful fish isn’t it! I never really got to examine it, to say that it was not the fish I thought it was, as it was always in hiding, so when I saw it yesterday morning, I didnt let the oppurtunity slide.

That explains why I see it once a month haha, so I have 2 eupterus’ and 1 Ocellifer in place of 3 10cm fish... thinking i’ll need an aquarium upgrade in a few months haha

Thank you I am at a loss haha, I bought 3 ‘synodontis nigriventris‘ I ended up with two different species :/ haha

Hello again,

I posted the other day about my ‘Synodontis nigriventris‘ which turned out to be eupterus. Turns out the LFS really didnt know what they were talking about. But now I have finally got a picture of my third Synodontis, which as it barely comes out in the day, really is a miracle that I ...

Thank you for your fast replies! I did think as much that it wasnt the right fish. Would the silver one be a different sex to the two blackish ones, or just a colour variation? Luckily it appears my aquarium is the minimum size for this fish... will i have to worry about my cardinal tetras being ...

Hello, this is my first time on the forums... I am a huge fan of catfish, so I assumed this was the right place to ask! About six months ago I bought a trio of Synodontis nigriventris (upside-down catfish) the thing is, I have never actually seen them swim upside down! One that I cannot get a ...