I inherited a tank and synodontis catfish about 3 yrs ago. He's about 5" long and I saw his twin at the store today (about 4") and wanted to bring him home. Would the two get along or am I pushing it? ... all I know is anytime I've tried to introduce any type of pleco, within a week or two its killed it.
synodontis catfish
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We need more info. Like tank size, tank mates, all of that
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oh ya tank mates .. he was fine with my Dojo Loaches while he was in my tropical tank (the tank he came with) as well as the algae eating shrimp. Only the plecos and cory's did he kill. I've moved the synodontis to the Chiclid tank as I needed a bottom feeder type fish in there, but could always just keep one in each tank, I'm thinking more about down the road as we develop our basement if they would get along or not.
This is the first time I hear of syno's killing other fishes like that. Territorial, solitary types of synos usually would bully the percieved rivals, most usually other synos, and it takes a while, days, weeks, months for them to wither away.
A species ID could help. I cannot make out much from that pic. It is safe to assume it is a territorial type syno, a riverine or maybe a hybrid, and 30 gal is too small - he/she considers the whole tank his/her territory.
A species ID could help. I cannot make out much from that pic. It is safe to assume it is a territorial type syno, a riverine or maybe a hybrid, and 30 gal is too small - he/she considers the whole tank his/her territory.
Don't know much about my syno .... he came with the tank 3 years ago. I just know what he looks like and it was his twin I saw. I had my own thoughts about him being territorial. I've no idea how long that tank has been his home and that ship his hiding place, probably his whole life.
the syno is a featherfin. they get to around 20cm, are territorial and a 30gallons tank is too small. He's established the whole tank as his territory. 200litres are a minimum.
Any other bottom dweller added into the tank will be killed
"big ball of light, spits out dinosaurs" - Mac, Primeval New World
Any other bottom dweller added into the tank will be killed
"big ball of light, spits out dinosaurs" - Mac, Primeval New World