syndosis petcora for a Ten gallon?

[DeanTheFish]

hello i have kept petcorla before but does anyone know if i can put them in a ten gallon if so how many
and if i cant keep those in a ten gallon is there any other syndosis i can keep in there and if i cant keep any syindois what types of fish do you recomend

 

[fishorama]

I'm going to guess you mean synodontis petricola & no, you can't keep them in a 10g. They like to be in a group of 6 or so, in at least a 3 ft breeder tank or 4 ft.

 

[tanker]

As "Fishorama", they like to be in groups (at least 6 or so), and they grow to over 5" long too. So even one is too big for a 10gal tank.

 

[fishorama]

Tanker, is it s. lucipinnis that's smaller? I don't remember anymore, but that's the 1 I want someday. So cute!

 

[Narwhal72]

Actual S. petricola are very rare in the hobby. Most in the hobby are "Dwarf Petricola" i.e. S. lucipinnis.

They are perfectly fine in a 10 gallon. That's the size tank I used to use to spawn them in. You can keep a group of 3-6 of them in a 10 gallon no problem.

Just be sure to provide plenty of caves and hiding places. Mine just scoot around the rock structures in and out of the light.

Andy

 

[tanker]

Tanker, is it s. lucipinnis that's smaller? I don't remember anymore, but that's the 1 I want someday. So cute!

I think Narwhal72 is correct. Petricola are more rare and Lucipinis are more common. Not sure about how small they get though.