Synos and bichirs

[hoosier]

Well this guy ended up in my hands and I was wondering if he'll do any damage to my bichirs. My bichers are about 7-9" and he's about 5-6". Anyone have an idea if this is a good idea?

 

[ewurm]

I have never heard anything about Synos attacking fish larger than themselves. I think it's fine.

 

[hoosier]

I just got him so he looks freaked. What kind of synodontis is he btw?

 

[rjmtx]

should be fine. I have a ~8" speckled bullhead cat with mine with no problems. The only problem I can foresee is the cat gobbling up all the food before the bichirs can get to it. I just scatter lots of food all over my tank to make sure everyone gets some. The only side effect is a very fat catfish.

 

[is300zx]

This was caused by my syno eupterus so you should be aware that some synos can cause damage to your bichir. I think it was eating the slime coat. Don't know if yours will do the same but I would keep an eye on it.

 

[hoosier]

Thanks for the warning so far it seems like its very defensive and i'm most worried about the fins of the syno puncturing my bichirs accidentally

 

[reptileguy2727]

It looks like a Synodontis decorus. You may want to broswe through the Synodontis genus on planet catfish though.

I have 2 Synodontis eupterus with my bichirs. They are all abotu 6" at this point. So far all is well. I keep mine pretty well fed though, which can help prevent problems such as this. I would try it and if any problems do show up, be ready to deal with them.

 

[sauroid]

it looks vaguely like a S. eupterus, but could be a hybrid. you can never tell with synos coming out these days... so many hybrids polluting the hobby. i have synodontis cats living with my bichirs for years and have never had any problems so far.