synodontis multi.

huk chun chu · Post by **huk chun chu** » 30 Sep 2006, 21:55

I just read an interesting post in this forum & was wondering if this could be my problem. I started with 4 multi's. in my 90 gal. com. tank & all was fine for over a year & a half. When I moved 2 of the multi's died so when I set up my tanks again I put the 2 that where left in my 35 gal. com. tank. Now one of the multi's is very listless & appears on the verge of dying.He shows the odd spurt of energy but that is it. What I read was that if you put 2 syno. multi's together 1 will torture the other till it is dead. If this is the case should I move 1 of them to a different tank so no one can get bullied?

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 30 Sep 2006, 22:07

huk chun chu wrote: If this is the case should I move 1 of them to a different tank so no one can get bullied?

Yes, you should do so. Hopefully it's not too late for your fish and will it be able to restrengthen itself. Meanwhile, try to find some more specimen. This is defenitely a fish that should be kept in groups (don't worry, for some time it'll do fine as single specimen).

huk chun chu · Post by **huk chun chu** » 30 Sep 2006, 22:33

Thanks for the advice I will move him as soon as possible. At this time my only options are to leave the week 1 in the 35 gal. & move the strong 1 to my 90 gal. Is this the best way to do it? The 90 is a com. tank w/cyprochromis,frontosas & a.compressiceps.( all relatively young ).The 35 only has 4 young calvus. It is the quietest tankso maybe it would be best to leave the weak 1 there & move the strong 1.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 30 Sep 2006, 22:42

huk chun chu wrote:It is the quietest tankso maybe it would be best to leave the weak 1 there & move the strong 1.

I couldn't agree with you more. Now let's hope your weak fish will make it and recover completely.

huk chun chu · Post by **huk chun chu** » 30 Sep 2006, 22:51

Thanks for the advice. I am going to move the stronger 1 right now

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 01 Oct 2006, 09:14

You're welcome. Keep us posted on how things are going.

huk chun chu · Post by **huk chun chu** » 01 Oct 2006, 12:28

I got him moved with no problems. Now my question is how many is a good number to have in a 90 gal. com. tank? All other fish in this tank are also tangs.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 01 Oct 2006, 13:56

At least 5. To make it even more difficult: try to introduce them at the same time (so the new ones and the (former) weak specimen together) in the tank where the current strong specimen lives, thus avoiding another 2 specimen situation.
You already know what that'll be like

Btw: at some point I had 19 specimen in my tank. A lovely sight.

huk chun chu · Post by **huk chun chu** » 01 Oct 2006, 18:58

I think I will try to get 5 more,for some reason it sounds like a better #. Is it best to try to get them all about the same age as the ones I have now? Mine are around 2-2.5 years.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 01 Oct 2006, 20:43

Imo it's pretty hard to select on age. Perhaps it's better (and easier) to select on length. If they are all more or less the same size all should go well.
Don't forget to select on gender as well; males have a small papilla before the anal fin.

huk chun chu · Post by **huk chun chu** » 03 Oct 2006, 11:57

If I can select by gender , what ratio should I look for. 3m.& 3f.,2m.&4f.?

Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 03 Oct 2006, 13:39

Hi there

I have been told by a breeder that it was important to have more males than females & he was very successful - alternately i know of many sucesses with more females. A 3/3 or 2/4 split either way should suffice; the 2 key elements will be that you actually do have both sexes (i know of someone who was told they were getting a pair only to have it turn out they were a same sex pair) & secondly to have some compatible c*****ds to cuckoo spawn them with. There are many species that it ha sbeen done with but Acei (from Malawi) seem to be mentioned many times & i am aware of good successes with this species.

Best of luck & keep us posted - elsewhere on the site you'll find loads of info to assist you in your efforts

Richard B

huk chun chu · Post by **huk chun chu** » 19 Oct 2006, 16:56

I am happy to say that the s.multi.that was being picked on has made a full recovery thanks to all the good advice given to me by everyone on this forum.

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