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Synodontis filamentosus
Posted: 20 Dec 2005, 14:38
by Chrysichthys
I have two synos I.D.'d as filamentosus by the LFS on the basis of the photo on page 64 of David Sands's guide to African and Asian catfish.
I think Silurus said in a previous thread that that fish is misidentified, but I can't remember what he said it actually is.
Posted: 20 Dec 2005, 14:51
by Silurus
The book is correct.
Posted: 21 Dec 2005, 14:18
by Chrysichthys
Thanks Silurus, I must have remembered wrong.
Has anybody out there kept S. filamentosus? My two seem more peaceful than Sands's book would suggest. Much more interested in food than in fighting.
Posted: 21 Dec 2005, 22:52
by corybreed
In my experience S. filamentosus is a retiring type. They are not aggressive at all. As a matter of fact if you want to maintain the beautiful dorsal extension that develops on mature specimens keep them only with other less agressive Synos. I have also found that they are more particular about water quality than many other Synos.
Mark