new to board... can they be tank mates?
new to board... can they be tank mates?
hello all, i am new to this board. i have a question. i have a tank with african chiclids and i was wondering if i could house a Synodontis nigriventris & what i believe to be a Synodontis eupterus (lace cat) together or would they fight? i would love to hear what you all think. i absolutely love my upside down guy, he's pretty funny.
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Hi there
It depends on how big the tank is, what sort of c*****ds they are, the water conditions,
the comparative sizes of the 2 synos you have.
Nigriventris are better kept in a group & stay relatively small (3 inches) whereas eupterus gets to 8" and both are riverine species that are not really suitable for what most people call an african c*****d tank - ie malawi or tanganyikan. Check out specific info in the cat-e-log section - it's got everything you will need to know
It depends on how big the tank is, what sort of c*****ds they are, the water conditions,
the comparative sizes of the 2 synos you have.
Nigriventris are better kept in a group & stay relatively small (3 inches) whereas eupterus gets to 8" and both are riverine species that are not really suitable for what most people call an african c*****d tank - ie malawi or tanganyikan. Check out specific info in the cat-e-log section - it's got everything you will need to know
the cats...
the tank is a 40G, but truth be told the lace cat is only in that tank because my brother is in the middle of building a stand for his 60G. the upside down is about 2" where as the lace is about 6 - 7". i have ciclids from late malawi
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Lace Cats (S eupterus) are sturdy and well capable of living in Malawi-tanks.
usually they're pretty "Mbuna-resistant".
Upsidedowners however are not; this gentle tiny Syno will be ripped to pieces by the much more belligerent Mbuna's; it also adapts far less to the hard, alcaline water of a Malawi-tank.
Some riverine Syno's do fine in Rifttanks (Malawi, Tang) and cichlid-tanks; S nigrita, S obesus, S eupterus, S angelicus, S schall, S robbianus etc.
others however are unsuitable for such tanks; S nigriventris, S contractus, S brichardi, S robertsi, S flavitaeniatus etc.
usually they're pretty "Mbuna-resistant".
Upsidedowners however are not; this gentle tiny Syno will be ripped to pieces by the much more belligerent Mbuna's; it also adapts far less to the hard, alcaline water of a Malawi-tank.
Some riverine Syno's do fine in Rifttanks (Malawi, Tang) and cichlid-tanks; S nigrita, S obesus, S eupterus, S angelicus, S schall, S robbianus etc.
others however are unsuitable for such tanks; S nigriventris, S contractus, S brichardi, S robertsi, S flavitaeniatus etc.
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