Larger syno species?

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Do all syno species need to be in groups? Like i said im only experienced with Petricola and I know they really seemed to only thrive in groups. I think a small school of eupterus or angelicus would be pretty cruising around the bottom of the tank with the polys
 
Experiment397 said:
Do all syno species need to be in groups? Like i said im only experienced with Petricola and I know they really seemed to only thrive in groups. I think a small school of eupterus or angelicus would be pretty cruising around the bottom of the tank with the polys
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Eurupterus and angelicus can become quite territorial with other synos so are better kept without other synos or make sure you have lots of territories and it will work
 
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Experiment397 said:
Do all syno species need to be in groups? Like i said im only experienced with Petricola and I know they really seemed to only thrive in groups. I think a small school of eupterus or angelicus would be pretty cruising around the bottom of the tank with the polys
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The rule of thumb is lacustrine synos are smalller and are gregarious while large riverine synos, such as the ones you are after, are solitary in the wild. In captivity this doesn't always hold and it seems hard to figure out why it does when it does and why it doesn't when it doesn't, making syno husbandry often unpredictable.

IME, motley syno communities have been quite doable and manageable: https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=30939&hilit=120+gal
 
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Guess I'll have to keep an eye on them if I find some eupterus. Shouldn't be hard to rehome them if they do start getting aggressive with eachother. There's a few stores around here that specialize in African cichlids and are always trying to bring in synos so I could probably take them in there if it came down to it
 
My keys to success could have been way too much furniture and plants plus way too many tank mates of various kinds.
 
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Decorus is either hiding or a goner. Haven't seen it since adding it to the tank. Was thinking it would be fine since it wasn't much smaller than the pictus but now I'm not sure. Hoping it's just hiding but we will see :( the angelicus hybrid is always out at night cruising around the driftwood pile
 
My decorus trio is in 240 gal with barely any space to use as a hide and I never see them unless I turn every rock. They are farmies and are about 8" after 2 years with me.

My prior decorus I had about 6 years ago were not that shy but that tank was way different - 100x more furniture and plants and lots more tank mates that were smaller too.
 
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thebiggerthebetter said:
My decorus trio is in 240 gal with barely any space to use as a hide and I never see them unless I turn every rock. They are farmies and are about 8" after 2 years with me.

My prior decorus I had about 6 years ago were not that shy but that tank was way different - 100x more furniture and plants and lots more tank mates that were smaller too.
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I'm really hoping it's just shy and hiding but time will tell
 
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