Synodontis eupterus lifespan

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Hello,

this is my Snodontis euptera, he is 25 cm long and 20 years old!
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You must have just gotten it, right? It looks like it could use much TLC.

Tender loving care.
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Hello,

i have bought them from a friend

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12-14 year old eupterus plus extras https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/foru ... sh.679919/
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Wow! 27 years is a pretty long time congratulations! It is encouraging to know that they can live so long with proper care. Very encouraging to some of us starting over.
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I bought 2 catfishes when I moved into my first apartment. The larger fish died about 21 years old after a complete water change. The smaller is about 26 years old now.
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A sister thread: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=50242
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29 year old, perhaps batensoda: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=50773#p333182
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My friend Batman is more than 30 I have home in my 150 with a buddy fifi who is 18 yrs old. They live in a lake Malawi tank with 4 cichlids. Happy is their home may batman live forever.
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So this guy (girl?) is "Phil". I have had this fish for going on 20 years (unfortunately, I don't have an exact date). I am assuming from other posts that this Syno is some kind of hybrid of eupterus, although don't know for sure. Great fish but now taking up too much bio in my 36" long tank.
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Welcome to the Planet! Yes, the most common hybrid, usually called valentiana or some other silly name. Great job keeping it for 20 years! We have just lost ours at 20yo: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/foru ... st-8469958
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Viktor Jarikov wrote: 27 Jan 2023, 02:11 Welcome to the Planet! Yes, the most common hybrid, usually called valentiana or some other silly name. Great job keeping it for 20 years! We have just lost ours at 20yo: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/foru ... st-8469958
Thanks. Sorry to hear you lost your long-lived synodontis. While fish come and go, with one you've been with that long it is different.

My tank is a bit sparse of fish currently, just because it has been a long time since I've introduced any new fish, other than a group of Cory cats that are now nicely established. Unfortunately, I tried to introduce a group of cardinal tetras that I thought were large enough, but Phil did not think so and ate all 7 within a few days. My very bad mistake, just was hoping since Phil does not seem to be going away. Poor fish keeping, I know, and feel bad about it.
I have a pair of Congo tetras that I need compatibility with. Anyone have suggestions?? Thanks.
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Thank you, Phil. I don't keep tetras, so rather helpless here.

IMHumbO it could be best for you to start a new thread dedicated to your question(s) because your question doesn't align with the topic and more importantly because you may get a better response that way.
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