Vulture Catfish
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6" Syncrossus berdmore , i got it free along with a 4" Yasuhikotakia leconteipeewee;5021333; said:
Grown a couple of inch in just over a month, well shocked by the growth, probs just a spurt so will slow down a bit again.doesnt stop eating and swimming!
This unfortuantely died sometime back last year not long after it ate one of my cichlids so presumably something related to that. I got another one from pier (think it was about £30 and it's been just as great as the last one. I've had it for quite a wile now, this time i've moved it to the larger tank with larger fish before it had chance to eat anthing! It's in with a ray, couple of oscars and bichirs and a pike cichlid. Everyone gets along fine, only problem i had was the ornate bichir trying to bite it when it was a little smaller but it quickly grew big enough for the bichir to not bother.
Lovely tanks you have
It does look a decent size vulture, it fully grown in there?It does not seem to be growing anymore. I guess it to be about 56cm (22") total length. This one I got in 2000 from John and Fred at Pets Plus Lockport New York.
I had one in my big tank that was bigger at 63cm (25"). I got that one in 1988 and it died in 2002
I had one in my big tank that was bigger at 63cm (25"). I got that one in 1988 and it died in 2002
So your reported max sizes correspond well with that in Cat-eLog on PCF of 20" SL (~26" TL): http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=336
Also, it sounds like their "nasty" reputation may be exaggerated a bit. What do you think?
Also, it sounds like their "nasty" reputation may be exaggerated a bit. What do you think?
My experience so far is they're fine with other fish that not small enough to be eaten, I've never noticed any aggression with mine at all. Maybe its like many fish you get the odd bad one!
