Synodontis Nigriventris Free To Good Home

[MermaidMel]

COLLECTION ONLY
From Woodley (Reading) Berkshire

[Jools]

Darn, if I'd only seen this a day earlier I'd have dropped in and taken them back to Scotland to stay with my larger group (hope that's a good home). Let me know if you've still got this fish in three weeks time when I am back down.

Cheers,

Jools

[MatsP]

If you are wanting to get rid of it sooner, I can probably pick it up and add to my sons group of three. I live about an hour away. But Jools should have priority as he "answered first".

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Mats

[Jools]

Go for it Mats...

Jools

[MermaidMel]

Hi what date are you down in 3 weeks, as the perfect day to collect would be Sunday 13th June, I'm over my sister's breaking down her tank that day so let me know if you can come? Thanks

[MermaidMel]

Just to check the species type, pic below

[MatsP]

Ah, I don't think that is S. nigriventris, but the picture isn't too clear. What size is it?

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Mats

[MermaidMel]

It's my sister's, I'm not sure few inches, spends a lot of time upside down, and hiding in caves, sorry to be so vague, is it Eupterus perhaps?

[MatsP]

It's my sister's, I'm not sure few inches, spends a lot of time upside down, and hiding in caves, sorry to be so vague, is it Eupterus perhaps?

I _think_ it is S. eupterus - my son would probably love one, but the tank isn't really big enough (18 x 24 x 15") to hold one throughout it's life, and all my tanks are already quite fully stocked.

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Mats

[MermaidMel]

She cluelessly bought it a few years ago and it's been in a small tank, she has no idea about fish at all but it's always been kept on its own and is only about 3 inches and seems fully grown now

[Jools]

I'd say that is a farm bred

Synodontis eupterus

and it'll get a fair bit bigger than 3" once introduced into larger surroundings. A bit large for my group!

Jools

[summer]

we're not far (Basingstoke) and we have the space, but would it be happy with BNs and Botia loach?

[MatsP]

It would be fine with Bristlenose. Which Botia species is it?

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Mats

[summer]

botia kubotai

[MatsP]

I think it will be OK, but bear in mind that the Syno gets to about twice the size of the loach...

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Mats