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Lynsey
01-29-2004, 4:33 PM
Here is my set up:
75 gallon tank (5 feet long x 18" wide x 16" tall)
2 - Fluval 404 canister filters

1 - Albino Tiger Oscar (12")
1 - Synodontis Angelicus (5")
5-7 giant danios (depending on how many the Oscar has snatched up at the time. He usually eats about one every month or two)
1 - apple snail

I do weekly water changes (25-30%) and gravel vacs.

I wanted to possibly add a striped raphael cat, but I have read that the synodontis angelicus can be aggressive towards others. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this? I found other sites that said the angelicus is aggressive towards its own species and ones that look similar. I know that the striped raphaels look much different, so I didn't knowif that was an option? My tank is also a long tank, so there is more substrate area (catfish territory area?) then the standard 75 gallon. Also, will my tank be too overstocked?

Any suggestions?

JSchmidt
01-29-2004, 7:21 PM
I don't know about raphaels in particular, but my angelicus gets along OK with 2-3 other species of synodontis catfish in a 180...

Jim