advice about synodontis petricolas

[jpappy789]

I was more concerned about the sliders with the corys. The fronts should be able to handle it. But all of them reach about 14", obviously some slight variation with the different strains. Your "7 striped" front is most likely a regular C. frontosa as those are the only Cyphotilapia species with seven stripes. All C. gibberosa have six. Here is a good visual to help with the ID'ing of fronts:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/frontosa_variant_map.php

 

[toddnbecka]

The size difference between the catfish likely has something to do with them not schooling together.

 

[keithnj]

thanks for the link very informative- im not worried about the cories they used to be housed with much much larger sliders. there about 3yrs old now and they have always been housed w/ sliders. they do hide all day - but they come out about a half hour after the lights go off and the turtles are sleeping. they do a great job and keeping the bare bottomed tank free of little tidbits of food.

 

[Barbie]

Syno. lucipinnis have been called S. petricola "dwarf" for years. The fact that someone wouldn't be current on the species identification wouldn't make them less ethical, just less informed. If you take pictures of them, I can help you identify which you have. I have one supplier that is a stickler for proper identification on most things and they still list them as S. petricola because that's the name everyone recognizes.

Turtles put off a ton of waste. I'd be very interested to hear about your ammonia and nitrate levels in that tank. While I know that you feel it's working, you have to realize that while everything is living now, it definitely isn't a recipe for long term success.

Barbie