Nocturnal Tank...?

I forgot about the little Banjos! Thanks, brianfl!

The tank size is kinda up in the air right now...I just thought it would be a cool thing to have going in our dorm room (covered in the day) for when I get insomnia...I may not do it b/c of moving considerations, but it sounds like a cool possibility!
 
ROLLIN seems to have hit upon a good point about scientific vs. common naming...the ones in Wal-Marts and other *fine* (cough, cough) retailers throughout the area seem to be S. eupterus, though I've seen the S. nigrita sold, too, but under a different name (and scientifically IDd).

Lila,
I like the suggestion of elephantnoses, but if this were to be a collegiate tank, I'd have to move them a lot, and they don't seem likely to withstand the stress...I'll try 'em when I get my house, though! :)
 
Banjos are pretty hardy. I think if you did it right, it wouldnt' affect them much at all. They really don't need a lot of room for a lot of the time. If you got them into a little tank or box with water or something like that with gravel, they would just burrow under the gravel and be fine for the move. I have moved them from tank to tank several times in the past and it didn't seem to affect them like it did my others. They just kind of found a place and made it in home in minutes. Very similar with the rafaels that I had.
 
missed the spotted raphaels.... you wouldn't hardly see either of them tho, they are very reclusive.

as far as upside down cats.... the asian (mystus) is awesome, but somewhat larger and uncommon. you could also do a small school of the syndontis nigriventis ones. there is also a new color variant that is similar to these.

alot of the pimolodus cats would be good. the 4 line or blochii is a neat fish.

depending on the other inhabitants and fish you could also try something like a black ghost knife.
 
I haven't seen my stripped raphael in months. Just through the slit in the side of his driftwood cave. My syno decorus actually comes out during the "crepuscular" (word of the week, thanks for expanding my vocab RTR) hours.

do you plan on using a moon light or other lighting of some sort?
 
Probably just a moonlight and a sheet to cover them during the day...perfect for looking while I'm typing an almost-due term paper! :) Would it be likely that I see a banjo all that often at night, or would it just hide under the gravel?
 
Use at least a standard aquarium light during whatever you select as the 'day' period. Otherwise they will not have a routine activity period in the "dark" period. Keep the cycle routine as much as possible.

Have you seen my old "Insomniac" blurb? the last paragraph got hosed and has never been corrected, but you can make some sense of it.

http://www.aaquaria.com/aquasource/insomniac.shtml
 
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