What does the squeak sound like?

DJRansome · Post by **DJRansome** » 25 Mar 2006, 02:23

Do Petricola's make the squeak that gave some Syno's their common name?

What does it sound like? Bird? Cricket? Squeaky floor?

What causes them to make the noise? Happiness? Terror? Love?

Post by **Silurus** » 25 Mar 2006, 04:12

http://www.cumv.cornell.edu/staff/sounds/synodontis.wav

toddnbecka · Post by **toddnbecka** » 25 Mar 2006, 09:50

I had a polypterus ornatipinnis that chowed down a few young Synodontis eupterus. I had expected the spines to be sufficient defense, but the bicher thought otherwise.

The poor little Syno's would squeak when the bicher caught them, almost like they were calling for help.

DJRansome · Post by **DJRansome** » 25 Mar 2006, 11:22

Very cool recording! So they squeak when they are afraid? It makes me think of a sound dolphins make.

toddnbecka · Post by **toddnbecka** » 25 Mar 2006, 16:56

They've also been known to squeak when netted, though mine never have. If they aren't disturbed too much, they're quiet

a7oneal · Post by **a7oneal** » 26 Mar 2006, 00:02

All I hear from the link is a brief scraping... when I kept angelicus and decorus, I would hear what sounded almost like a warble of some kind. I thought it was the Synos, but I never confirmed it.

troi · Post by **troi** » 09 Apr 2006, 08:55

a7oneal wrote: I would hear what sounded almost like a warble of some kind. I thought it was the Synos, but I never confirmed it.

It was the synos. My big decorus would "bawl me out" if I changed more than 25 percent of the water at one time, probably too much change in one of the parameters. She also hollered when handled or netted or if I drained the water to just a few inches as for moving the tank. That sound was like an owl or more maybe a deep throated cricket, if you can imagine such a thing.

troi