View Full Version : Catfish selection for my tanks
nickmcmechan
07-26-2007, 3:39 PM
upside downs for my SA Cichlid setup?
multiounctus for the mbuna setup?
what bottom feeders for both?
fishorama
07-26-2007, 5:33 PM
too cryptic, more info needed
nickmcmechan
07-27-2007, 12:59 AM
what info you want?
Featherfin
07-27-2007, 1:10 AM
'upside downs' can be referring to the entire synodontis family - what species exactly were you thinking of? and each species lives in a different pH and alkalinity, so it would depend. All synos are African, so it wouldnt be an especially natural companion to your SA tank
how big are your tanks, what kind of fish
neither if you are ever planning to breed your fish - they eat the eggs
multiounctus - do you mean multipunctatus?
Featherfin
07-27-2007, 1:16 AM
but you know..if by upside down catfish, you specifically mean synodontis nigriventris, that would be a good choice for a SA tank
and multipunctatus would be an okay choice for an mbuna tank. the thing is - the cat comes from lake tanganyika, and the mbunas come from malawi, and that makes a big difference for the fish species and water chemistry.
synos that live in malawi:
Synodontis njassae
other than that, the multi i think may be the best choice
nickmcmechan
07-27-2007, 1:23 AM
yes, the nigirventis
no, i cannot spell and meant the multipunctus....its for a malai setup
i'll look around for njasse, but i think the multi is easier to get a hold of
jm1212
07-27-2007, 2:06 PM
how big is the SA tank?
Sploke
07-27-2007, 2:13 PM
I have pictus cats in with my SA cichlids, they get along well. The 4-lines get much bigger than the spotted.
nickmcmechan
07-27-2007, 3:54 PM
hi, the tank is a 50G
nickmcmechan
07-27-2007, 3:54 PM
sorry, 50G tall
jm1212
07-27-2007, 4:17 PM
what is in the SA tank right now?
nickmcmechan
07-27-2007, 4:29 PM
nothing, its cycling (slowly), so putting my plans all in place first
nickmcmechan
07-27-2007, 4:34 PM
thinking about
angels
rams
apistos
flags
festivum
tank well planted, peat filtered, bogwood, givin gme pH 6.5
jm1212
07-27-2007, 4:38 PM
are you going to have a pair of rams and apistos? if you are, corydoras wont be a good choice. rams have been known to peck corydoras' eyes out when they are breeding
nickmcmechan
07-27-2007, 4:40 PM
wow! didn't knpw that!!!! no cories then