Pictures of my Synodontis eupterus.
Pictures of my Synodontis eupterus.
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Hey, DelBod; mind to enlight us a bit?
tanksize (LxWxH) x gallons/liters?
other fish, and how many; species, etc?
Looks like a fairly big eupterus, but I'm used to them being a lot darker in color; is it the light, or is it just a light colored individual?
tanksize (LxWxH) x gallons/liters?
other fish, and how many; species, etc?
Looks like a fairly big eupterus, but I'm used to them being a lot darker in color; is it the light, or is it just a light colored individual?
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I found a picture of the S.nigrita with the tank light and no flash on the camera.
This shows the normal colouring better I think.
http://website.lineone.net/~delbod/Syno ... 0light.jpg
At the moment they all seem to be getting along just fine ,the S.nigrita sleep under the large S.eupterus most of the time.
This shows the normal colouring better I think.
http://website.lineone.net/~delbod/Syno ... 0light.jpg
At the moment they all seem to be getting along just fine ,the S.nigrita sleep under the large S.eupterus most of the time.

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sexing eupterus
I have one s. eupterus and am wondering what sex it is. I see in this thread that one of the photographed fish was referred to as "she"...how can the sex be determined?
Also, on my s. petricolas I am assuming that the males are the ones with the little protrusion that can be seen on the underside and sometimes also when viewed from the side. Is this a correct assumption?
Also, on my s. petricolas I am assuming that the males are the ones with the little protrusion that can be seen on the underside and sometimes also when viewed from the side. Is this a correct assumption?
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If you look in the Cat-eLog entry for <i>S. eupterus</i>, you will see how.how can the sex be determined?
Essentially, yes.Is this a correct assumption?

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thanks! I realize I <b>had</b> read that but had forgotten. I see why.
The terms are beyond my understanding; however, it was good to have read in any case as I had forgotten the comments about having more than one of these in the aquarium.
Which of course leads me to another question....in my 70g tank, where this eupterus lives, I am wondering if the space is adequate for one or two more as the comments suggest that it would do fine with others...a detail I had been wondering about, having apparently forgotten that bit of information as well. : ( The tank is underpopulated right now.
The lfs does have a couple more....one of medium and one of small size and, although the supplier told the owner of the store that the small one was a <i>different</i> synodontis, it certainly looks exactly like the young form of s. eupterus. BTW, the other fish in this tank are community fish rather than other AF fish. I feel a little embarrassed about this as I originally intended to have it share the tank with pelvichromis pulchers, but a friend said that would be the wrong AF fish...but my only other AF cichlid is n. pulcher, a lone queen whose environment is a much higher ph. So, water parameters being fine, it went into the 70.
Would it be better to have AF cichlids with the eupterus? I do find that feeding it problematic as even after dark the other fish seem to go after its food...nonetheless it does appear to be well fed...perhaps fry are a part of its diet? and/or snails?

Which of course leads me to another question....in my 70g tank, where this eupterus lives, I am wondering if the space is adequate for one or two more as the comments suggest that it would do fine with others...a detail I had been wondering about, having apparently forgotten that bit of information as well. : ( The tank is underpopulated right now.
The lfs does have a couple more....one of medium and one of small size and, although the supplier told the owner of the store that the small one was a <i>different</i> synodontis, it certainly looks exactly like the young form of s. eupterus. BTW, the other fish in this tank are community fish rather than other AF fish. I feel a little embarrassed about this as I originally intended to have it share the tank with pelvichromis pulchers, but a friend said that would be the wrong AF fish...but my only other AF cichlid is n. pulcher, a lone queen whose environment is a much higher ph. So, water parameters being fine, it went into the 70.
Would it be better to have AF cichlids with the eupterus? I do find that feeding it problematic as even after dark the other fish seem to go after its food...nonetheless it does appear to be well fed...perhaps fry are a part of its diet? and/or snails?
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I don't think it's a good idea to add more <i>S. eupterus</i> to your tank. The problem is not one of compatibility, but stocking density. Since this is a species that can reach 9", I don't think it's wise to put more than 3 in the tank (and that is assuming you have no other fish in the tank).
If your syno looks healthy, then feeding isn't the problem and you should be able to continue with your current feeding regime.
If your syno looks healthy, then feeding isn't the problem and you should be able to continue with your current feeding regime.

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Thanks!! It would indeed be nice to have a tank just for this fish (and more) as it is quite lovely and has grown from an abused/roughly handled specimen (broken dorsal tip) and other fin tip injuries...exposed bone...the dorsal has regrown and has the longest extension! A lovely fish...almost got a photo of it last night at feeding time...I do hand-place frozen food near it so that it gets <i>that</i> for sure.