Synodontis Catfish: A Primer

[Dave66]

Aww crap more I have to read and that is gonna make me want more fish which means I have to go find more fish tanks....

Dave stop it already would ya.... ;-)

He he, I'm working on a loach primer now, guru . . . .

Still have to add a couple links to my stuff in my sig.

Dave

[Ramsarecool]

what about synodontis euptera? could 1 of these outgrow a 75 or 55 gallon with two angels and a school of tetras for tank mates?
How do you care for this species?

[chiefbrody]

They will eat whatever you give them, Red, as they discriminate on foods not a bit, though of course you will have your eye toward nutrition. You can use a good sinking catfish pellet, like Hikari's, for the staple, but a lot of their diet should be frozen worms and crustaceans, like blood and Tubifex worms, and Mysis shrimp. Get the frozen Mysis that are the freshwater species so your catfish won't have to void the salt. They'll even eat freeze dried food if you soak them before feeding so they'll sink. I soak mine in Kent Zoe, personally.
You can use a vegetative pellet several times a week as they do like plant debris.
So prepared foods sinking catfish pellets & a vegetative pellet, and a few frozen foods and your set. About three or four times a day, little meals. They'll have no trouble wiping out the food in under 30 seconds, believe me.

Dave

Do they enjoy guppy fry? It seems I'm missing some and I had them with baby petricolas

[Slaphppy7]

Very old thread, Dave hasn't checked in here in years

[Silbar]

what about synodontis euptera? could 1 of these outgrow a 75 or 55 gallon with two angels and a school of tetras for tank mates?
How do you care for this species?

I have had mine for over 15 years in my 75G. He has several schools of tetras as tank mates. He eats anything that settles on the bottom of the tank. Be sure to provide a hiding space big enough for him. Mine likes to hangout amongst a big piece of driftwood.