catfish for sequoiacat

[sequoiacat]

what african catfish get no bigger or less than 6 inches and are black or mostly black or albino?

[MatsP]

I don't there are any.

this is a list of all African Catfish which grow between 4 and 6 inches in size (SL).

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Mats

[Richard B]

I don't there are any.

this is a list of all African Catfish which grow between 4 and 6 inches in size (SL).

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Mats

This is pretty much correct all round - even the species which are not in PC fail to meet your expectations

[Chrysichthys]

I used to have an all-black syno in that size range, but I never did know what species it was.

[MatsP]

I used to have an all-black syno in that size range, but I never did know what species it was.

Ah. Isn't mature

Synodontis polli

or S. dhonti supposed to be all black...

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Mats

[sidguppy]

nope

the real dhonti is greyish with an irregular spotted or faded out spotted pattern and the telltale black and white fins
it is also HUGE. over 1 foot.

the small "dhonti" is most often irsacae and it has many spots

the polli gets very dark, true, but it's a distinctive brown color, like pure chocolate or very strong coffee.

I can recommend the polli, but only if you keep it in a small group of 4-6 fish. it likes to see speciesmembers around, despite being a bit grumpy and slightly territorial. the interaction is good for it.
it grows to about 5-6" TL.

the upside is that this is a very easy to keep, hardy fish that is compatible with almost any Rift cichlid, so it can be kept in a tank with the colorful fishes of Malawi or Tanganyika.