Is Akysis also posssible in a unheated tank ?

I am looking foor a small catfish for a Unheated tank.
I Know hara jerdoni is possible, but I've read they don't adapt to dry foods.
Coorydoras palaetus is also possible, but are there more specie's with a max size of 7cm that are suitable for unheated tanks ?

Martijn, I've never seen a Playdoras that fat

Great result !

A big loss of Auchenipterid knowledge on this board.

I had 4 ( 2M/2F ) for 2 years. Great and interesting fish, my favorite Tanganyikan catfish !
( Look at my Board name............ )
Availability, I don't know for the states but in The Netherlands they are available regularly.

Very cool.
Mine where mouthbreeding two times but after the switch between Male/female it went wrong.

Thanks again Richard .

Greets, Riny

Does the soloni realy need strong water current ?

Gents I mean sicydium crenilabrum, they're not bigger then 10cm.

@Richard,
Sicydium sp. are small fishes from the Gobiidae family from West Africa.
These fishes also live in waters with strong current, so will combine perfect with soloni, if robertsi won't arrive.

@Birger,
I was thinking about a minimum of 7, if available offcourse.

corybreed wrote:I have been trying to get robertsi for a long time. They appear on lists but never show up.

Mark

I hope they do

Birger,thanks for your info and picture. They are available at my LFS. I'm waiting for Synodontis robertsi wildcaughts. If the robertsi won't come in, I want to choose for these guys. Do they also cleaning the food left overs from the sand ? When the robertsi aren't coming in, I have the plan to ...

Bas, fishes that swim above, salmon like fishes for instance, will feel them also more secure.
Also thegroup size of these Synodontis has influence.

Ik agree with others that agressive cichlids will send them back to there hiding places and will only come out when the lights are out.

Greets, Riny

Richard, floor size is 100cmx50cm.
Will 4 or 5 specimens fit in this (without any other catfish and other bottom lived fish offcourse) ?

I've some questions about the Synodontis soloni.

Are they a territorial Synodontis specie ?
Do they need some food froom a "Green matter" like spirulina a/o green algae ?

Thanks in advance

I think I have confused Microsynodontis batesii with Synodontis batesii.
Synodontis batesii is living with Synodontis nigriventis not Microsynodontis batesii.

I have the idea to start a West Afrika tank.

I like to combine Microsynodontis batesii with Synodontis nigriventis because they're living together in th wild.
Is this advisable ?

The Microsynodontis batesii are very small, 2/3 cm and the nigriventis 4/5cm.

In the Lake is a pH of 8 to 9 and a hardness (KH)of 14 to 16 quit normal.
I've kept my two groups at ph=8.5 and KH=14 in good health.

Beautiful specimens Casper.

Greets Riny

I've seen them many time at my LFS.
When they adjusted the tank to more current, they where getting less hectic indeed.

Elodea densa and Ceratophyllum demersum.

Yesterday I was at my favorite catfish store in The Netherland (Utaka). I was looking in most of the tanks and to my suprise I saw a specie that wasn't at the stocklist for more than 6 months. They where labeled as Auchenipterichtys sp. To me they are Auchenipterichtys coracoideus. I've talkt to the ...

I think the combination of Centromochlus heckeli with Pseudohemiodons is great.
What about the current the heckeli's need, is that current sufficiant for Pseudohemodon ?

@Rainman, sorry for lifting on this topic .

I've meant slow eating compare to Centromochlus.

Offcourse I can't compare heckeli to Tatia intermedia, to me Tatia are voracious with food, and I've heard and I'm not sure, heckeli are voracious also.

You're right Jools, but when you dont want anyone te react in a topic, why isn't it closed then ?

Aren't the Centomochlus heckeli a great food compettitor for the slow eating Pseudohemiodon ?

I think I missed a lot reading this topic :(( . To me I'll find it very sad that there where public accusations to Marc and Sidguppy. These two guys have very much knowledge and it would be very sad that people like Marc will leave because of rude behaviour from other members, specaly Vinman ...

To me tha A. hancocki is a Amblydoras nauticus.