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Darth Scohin
11-21-2010, 1:41 AM
So Now that my 75gal is practically empty(save for my Ctenopoma and Synodontis eupterus) I have decided to stay African and get other fish my plan is to have around 15 Congo/Brycinus sp. Tetra 4 African Butterflyfish and my Moke Bichir....

Here's the question, could I have a School of 4 Synodontis nigirventus(sp) aka Upside Down Catfish? Would they get along with my eupterus (8") Male?

toddnbecka
11-21-2010, 9:14 PM
The eupterus would mox well enough with the nigriventris, but I wouldn't trust the bicher. I had an 8-9" ornate bicher a number of years ago that happily chowed down several juvie eupterus (just a little smaller than an adult nigriventris) less than 2 days after they were put into the tank. I heard one of them "squeaking", and saw it hanging out of the bicher's mouth. It went down tail-first, spines and all, that I had expected to be sufficient defense against being eaten head-first.

Darth Scohin
11-21-2010, 10:14 PM
It's a Polypterus Mokelembembe they grow REALLY Slow and it's about as big as a Khuli Loach once it gets big enough it goes with the big kids....it cant even eat a pellet without his belly getting swollen