Synodontis nigriventris feeding and habits...

[KSRG]

Hi there,

I was interested in maybe getting about 5 of these guys at some point in the near future, and was curious about how competitive they were for food.

I understand that there are many different species being sold as 'upside down catfish', but there is a store by me that looks to have the real 'Synodontis nigriventris'.

I am asking if they are competitive for food because I was thinking about putting them together with my shoal of of 5 Yoyo Botia (which are quite greedy). I think that both their water parameters overlap enough. These would be housed in a 40G tank with malaysian driftwood and plants.

Any thoughts, info, or constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.

I could keep them separate, but I would like to know if they are greedy at feeding time (becoming somewhat aggressive) and also if anyone knows about housing them with another shoal of a different species of fish.


Thank you...

 

[Beasts]

I have 5 nigriventris in my 410 gallon aquarium and, in less than a year, they are already about 7 inches. It just won't work well to keep them in a 40 or even a 60 if you would like them to be healthy and happy.
They have excellent appetites and eat anything that I feed. I would imagine that someone will be able to supply you with a website where you can get more information on this species. How about it, folks?
Beasts

 

[KSRG]

Thank you for your reply on this, I was under the impression that these fish (at least the type I thought I was looking into) were more of a dwarf variety not getting much bigger than 4". There is more homework to do, more things to consider. Once again, thank you.

If anyone else has anything to add, please feel free to.