upside down catfish
upside down catfish
I saw them at petsmart and I was wondering are they shy, will they be ok in a ten gallon tank, and any tips or advice any one has on keeping them would be greatly appreciated. Thanks every one.
some syno only 2 inch, the others up to 22cm huge fish. You need to photograph the fish to get proper answer... It is uneasy to answer without photo as there are 130+ kind of synodontis 
nothing more beautiful than Synodontis....
nothing as irritating as synodontis
nothing as impossible as breeding synodontis
nothing as irritating as synodontis
nothing as impossible as breeding synodontis
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Most of what you need to know is at . As I understand it from researching this species when I was trying to find them a while back they almost invariably swim upside down, so if these don't, that's an indication it's not nigriventis. Many other synos like to hang out upside down, but swim back-side up.
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If it is Nigriventris it spends 90% of it's time upside down & could be kept in a species tank of that size although bigger is better in this case.
Other synos will invert but only for a small % of the time. (with a few other exceptions).
If it is definately not nigriventris it could be nigrita & should be avoided as it gets considerably larger.
It was pointed out that some synos can get to 22cm - actually some can get considerably larger - 60cm or more in the wild.
Nigriventris is a very rewarding species, so if you are 100% certain that is what you've seen i'd say go for it - they do much better in small groups, maybe 5(?)
Other synos will invert but only for a small % of the time. (with a few other exceptions).
If it is definately not nigriventris it could be nigrita & should be avoided as it gets considerably larger.
It was pointed out that some synos can get to 22cm - actually some can get considerably larger - 60cm or more in the wild.
Nigriventris is a very rewarding species, so if you are 100% certain that is what you've seen i'd say go for it - they do much better in small groups, maybe 5(?)