Syno with S.A. parematers (sp?)?

Reptilian · Post by **Reptilian** » 27 Sep 2006, 13:21

Could I keep a syno in a south american cichlid tank? It might also be company with a pictus cat 2 clown loaches a bristle/bushynose pleco and maybe a few cories. What are your opinions on this? and can you post pics of the smaller syno's? Thanks!

Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 27 Sep 2006, 13:30

It depends upon what c*****ds you keep & what your water parameters are - strictly speaking the answer will be yes but obviously with some caveats. Nigriventris & contractus are dwarf shoaling species that can be mixed with peaceful c*****ds & less active species - the pictus is a bit too active & generally do better in a small group in a larger tank with water movement & room to swim round. many of the other riverine synos might prove suitable such as flavitaeniatus, robertsi, greshoffi etc but it depends on availability, affordability, & no mix of species can be 100% guarenteed a successful mix. One to avoid would be acantomias which grows very large & can be aggressive

wait & see what other posts arise with other opinions

Richard B

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 27 Sep 2006, 13:39

I abused my moderator powers and deleted your poll, since this is not a poll question [1] - there is a direct and concrete answer - although your third option is probably the most accurate:

It depends on the species (and what else is in the tank!) - if you have a tank that has appropriate tank parameters for your south-american tank, i.e. soft, acidic water, your best choice would be riverine speces of Synodontis, which is the large majority of them anyways, there are some that live in the rift-lakes that wouldn't work well in such a soft/acidic environment. Those are:

Any other Synodontis would be fine with the water conditions, and as long as it's large enough to not be "bitesize" should work well with your fish.

As for photos, there's very few in the Cat-eLog that doesn't have a photo - and the ones without photo are VERY rarely found in shops...

[1] Polls are usefull for finding people opinions or a distribution of something - say where people are from, which fish they keep/like or some such.

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Mats

Reptilian · Post by **Reptilian** » 27 Sep 2006, 13:55

thanks! So it could work? Thanks!

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 27 Sep 2006, 15:06

Yes, with the right combination of fish, you can combine Syno's from Africa with Central or South American cichlids.

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Mats

Reginator · Post by **Reginator** » 27 Sep 2006, 19:09

The most commonly mixed syno I know of with dwarf cichlids is synodontis nigriventris, the "true" upside downer. I've got a pair in my community tank, residents include pairs of blue rams, borellis and cacatuoides, no problems except when someone wants to breed (they are of course transfered to breeder tanks when that happens) and even then that's usually just between the cichlids

Reptilian · Post by **Reptilian** » 27 Sep 2006, 21:10

Thanks!