I have heard of these being vicious, but I have 2 that have never harmed any other fish in my tank. They just like to hang out over in the corner by themselves.

I have 2 syno birchardi's in with my 4 petricolas and the get along fine. Its not an African tank though.

I would think the synos would be ok with a small c*****d, but the neons and platys will be lunch at some point.

They can be attacked, if they are unaware. I had an Electric that was about 3-4 inches, which was in a 120 gal with 2 Perruno Cats that were about 7-8 inches. I thought it would be OK, due to the nature of the EC. Well, I came home late one night and turned on the room light (the tank light was off ...

So did he ever eat? I was following this thread and was wanting to know the result. I have kept a pair of these fellows for years, and they will sometimes go a month without eating, but never this long...any updates?

Don't wait to see them eat- I have 2 and have seen one of them eat one time in 8 months. They are supremely nocturnal and like to bury themselves in your substrate.

I had 2 Tigers that reached 2 feet and they ate nothing but beef heart. Took a while, but I put it on a dowel rod and put it right in front of their face and eventually they take it.