now I have the space, what syno

vantgE · Post by **vantgE** » 09 Apr 2004, 22:32

So i posted here before about getting some synos that didn't need to be kept in groups aparently the eupterus, and nigriventis would be good but is their anything else i could get, the tank is a 90 gallon bigger than i though I finally bought one and it will be mostly for cichlids. I want to add a syno to my tank and have done some research but i thought i should post here to see what i could get, i don't think i could fit any large schooling synos and i know petrrachola are dwarf and Birger(thanks) suggested nigriventis and i have seen these. Anyways is there something else i should look for at the lfs besides, nigritas, nigriventis, eupterus, and petrichola?
would njasse work? cause then i could call it a biotope

thankyou

Post by **Birger** » 10 Apr 2004, 00:00

check this out http://www.forum.planetcatfish.com/viewtopic.php?t=6398

vantgE · Post by **vantgE** » 21 Apr 2004, 03:49

will they work with my c ichlids though?

Post by **Rusty** » 21 Apr 2004, 04:29

And what "c ichlids" would those be? Discus? Chromides? Have to be more specific in a family whose husbandry requirements, aggressiveness etc. varies so much

Rusty

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 21 Apr 2004, 10:35

you have been given wrong info, if you think that petricola and nigriventris do well when kept single, or can be mixed easily.

both species are docile shoaling fish that stay small.
they don't mix well;
nigriventris likes a dark tank with lots of plants, bogwood and neutral to slightly acidic, medium to soft water.
petricola likes rocks, hard water and an alcaline pH.....

and mixing Tangs and nonTangs isn't that smart.
fish like nigrita and eupterus are sturdy adaptable fish, that can also be kept in Rifttanks (Tanganyika, Malawi, Victoria), but I STRONGLY ADVICE AGAINST keeping Synodontis nigriventris in such a setup!!

Synodontis njassee is a grouper/shoaler; highly social. It's a fairly big fish, often reaching 8", and active too; it needs a roomy tank. It should not be kept in groups smaller than 4-5.
because true njassee's are always wildcaughts, it's fairly demanding on waterquality: it definitely needs to be kept in proper water: pH 7,5-8,5; GH as much as possible, preferably well over 10.

unfortunately fish sold as "S njassee" are often other species; mostly S ocellifer, S robbianus or S nigrita; sometimes hybrids are sold as such.

vantgE · Post by **vantgE** » 23 Apr 2004, 02:23

I was planning on getting either one eupterus, or 3 petrichola, or 3 nigriventis, or one nigrita, i was just being hopefull with the njasse didn't expect to be able to keep it

It is a malawi setup so I gather no nigriventis

and could i get a trio of petrichola i wasn't sure what you meant

the info wasn't wrong i might have said it wrong so sorry

thankyou for help

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 24 Apr 2004, 13:05

petricola will do fine in a Malawi tank. But I wouldn't stop at just three; they're small shoalers, if you get 4-5, they're much more rewarding and visible.

vantgE · Post by **vantgE** » 25 Apr 2004, 21:36

anyone have a prefernce between the etuptus or petrichla or nigrita? my dad like the color on the petrichola better, but i'm sorta looking for something active will all these fish be active, I hear the eupterus is but don't know about the others,

also at my petland there is a tank labeled nigritas but the fish are black is this mislabeled or will they change color?

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 26 Apr 2004, 09:58

You're stuck on Tanganyikan Syno's if you want active ones!

riverines are much more secretive, and often hide all day, especially when adult!

if you like to see your cats, there's no better choice than either multipunctatus or petricola.
for obvious reasons you have to get a group then, or they'll hide as well.

that means at least 5 or so, of a single species.

vantgE · Post by **vantgE** » 12 May 2004, 02:53

how much should petrichola cost in canada anybody know?