Life Span Synodontis Species

[Phyllonemus]

I realy want to know wat the life span is of Synodontis species.
Specially Lucipinnis, Petricola, Multipunctatus and the real Pollii

[MatsP]

I don't know from personal experience, but older posts in this forum indicate that they are fairly long-lived, in the region of 10-20 years or more.

I know Ian Fuller (CoryMan) has told us about a Corydoras that was more than 18 years old.

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Mats

[Richard B]

have you seen this post?

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... =8&t=22989

Multis - 25 years, Polli maybe 20, Petricola & Lucipinnis maybe around the same or a touch less? (these would be ages to aim for, for well cared for fish).

[Phyllonemus]

No i didnt see this post before, Thanx

[Chrysichthys]

One forum member (Wiccat) has a 24 year old

Synodontis clarias

and a 26 year old

Synodontis schoutedeni

.

[emartin]

A few members on Cichlid-Forum have had the same wild caught S. multpunctatus since the 70s or 80s...not sure which decade the posts said it was when they got them.

[Birger]

The thing is as well, you hear of people losing them eventually due to heater malfunctions or tank breaks or jumping out or any multitude of things, very rarely the fact that they just started looking and acting old...given good constant conditions and none of these accidents happening they could go on for a very long time I would think.

Birger

[stonecoloured]

One forum member (Wiccat) has a 24 year old

Synodontis clarias

and a 26 year old

Synodontis schoutedeni

.

Wow! I've heard of cold water fish living for 50 years, but 25 for tropical is a decent age!

[Bas Pels]

My Platydoras are reaching 20, just as my Pt gibbyceps is

All American, but warm-water fish too. I don't see any problem, they are big, the gibby is still growi9ng and they are catfish

no wonder they will reach an old age.

IWhen I was 40, I was standing in an Uruguayan water (Aroyo sarandi) with a Hypostomus sp in my hand of 4 cm. I knew it could reach 40 cm, as we collected that big ones there as well. However, I wondered who would outlive who - as I expected it to reach 40 years of age

Unfortunately the Argentinian customs interfered: They murdered it

but, back on topic, many, many catfish can live a long life

[Chrysichthys]

How big is your gibbiceps now? It must be quite a size after 20 years.

[Bas Pels]

I think 55 cm, or a bit more. It is in a 270 * 80 * 60 (h) cm tank, and it looks like it is in bodylength close to the height of the tank, but the substrate does obscure this somewhat

I haven't had it in my hands, or measured it, for years now - it is part of that tanks furniture

[Chrysichthys]

I'm curious because The Manual of Tankbusters gives a maximium of 20 inches whereas most other sources say about 16 inches. Your gibby at 21+ would appear to vindicate the MOTB. You should take some pics for the Cat-elog, I think Jools would like to have them.

Apologies for straying so far from the original topic.

[Bas Pels]

Actually, I don't think it would be a good idea to do so

Smaller ones - between 30 cm bodylength and 40 cm total length - are already quite strong. This one is much larger, and more powerfull. Apart from handling it, I would also have to handle a measuring device and get a picture (I live alone).

I detest stressing it that much

Pics from the tank are not a good option, as these are almost unusable from false light

Thus we have to wait until I move house (not the next 5 years) or it dies (I expect it to life another 20 years)