Availability of Synodontis longirostris

Post by **corybreed** » 15 Apr 2004, 02:58

I have always wanted to keep Syn. longirostris. Has anyone seen them around?
Mark

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 20 Apr 2004, 16:38

You can occasionally get them here (the U.K.); I got two for the equivalent of $45 U.S. each.

Post by **corybreed** » 20 Apr 2004, 20:24

Thanks, I guess they are not making their way to this side of the pond. How large are your longirostris now. Do they sift through the substrate for food like A. occidentalis?

Mark

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 21 Apr 2004, 11:53

I have since sold them, but about 7" and 11". I've never seen them sift through the substrate, although for a syno they have long snouts. The big one is the only syno I have succeeded in hand-taming.

They were a direct import by the LFS along with a bunch of Synodontis decorus. There can't be a lot of demand for them, because the LFS had the small one in stock for two years after I bought the big one.