New Synos

[Lab_Rat]

I picked up a pair of Synodontis lucipinnis today to keep my petricola company. They're quite active and when I added them to the tank the two were glued together. I'm not quite sure if they were exhibiting aggression or pairing behavior but they've chilled out since then. I got some photos of what they were doing, maybe someone with more syno experience can tell what they're doing.

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[Lab_Rat]

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[Rue]

Cool pics!thumbs2:

I'm not sure what's happening...maybe one is establishing dominance - either for a territory, or it's a m/f pair for mating later on?

[ISquishWorms]

Nice looking fish Lab Rat. thumbs2:

To my unexperienced eyes it looks like they are dancing.

ISquishWorms.

[Lady Hobbs]

Nice. They sure stick together. My featherfins don't get along so well.

[sailor]

Great pics Lab and cool looking Synos....thanks for sharing.

[rich311k]

Nice looking fish! Good luck with them.

[Oscar_freak12321]

Those are some real beauties Lab_Rat! Very very pretty! :19:

[tetra]

Nice fish, Maybe they are fooling around.

[Northernguy]

:1luvu: I think their in love! lol
They sure look like a matched pair!:l19:
Great shots!

[Red]

Nice synos there!

[Lab_Rat]

Thanks everyone! They're certainly neat additions to my african tank.

[Taurus]

:1luvu: I think their in love! lol
They sure look like a matched pair!:l19:
Great shots!

LOL...it would appear so. Is that the dance you performed NG as you fell in love for the first time? Sorry I missed it. :wink:

[toddnbecka]

Nice looking fish, they're my favorite Syno. I had a group of 10 in a 55, had to move 2 out because their fins were a bit stubby. They've grown back just fine now, and they get along well together. Apparently there were simply too many males in the group. From what I can tell there are only 2 females (very fat, most likely gravid) and the rest are males. Have tankspace for a couple more? They are more active/visible in larger groups than 2-3.

[Lab_Rat]

Nice looking fish, they're my favorite Syno. I had a group of 10 in a 55, had to move 2 out because their fins were a bit stubby. They've grown back just fine now, and they get along well together. Apparently there were simply too many males in the group. From what I can tell there are only 2 females (very fat, most likely gravid) and the rest are males. Have tankspace for a couple more? They are more active/visible in larger groups than 2-3.

Hmm, possibly...if I don't add any mbuna. I've got a total of 4 synos in there now, 3 lucipinnis and 1 petricola (couldn't find any petricola locally). Not sure of the sex of any of them. I'll probably trade in some of the zebra obliqs as they mature.

[KingFisher]

Great looking Synos Labby! thumbs2: