S. eupterus max size?

Managuense · Post by **Managuense** » 01 Dec 2003, 17:39

hello. i have read conflicting information on this.....

i currently keep a single specimen in my 125g oscar tank, and am concerned that at some point he may be thought of as a food source...

on a few other sites i have seen them kept with large fish like red-devils, managuense, etc....with no mention of potential problems.

what is your opinion on this?

thanks
M

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 01 Dec 2003, 18:49

My ocsar will kill anything which it can catch so I would not put any catfish in there. Other oscars just bully them into the corners and don't give them a chance to move around much(not much of a life being pinned into a cave). S. eupterus max size is about 8" but thats not big for a 12" oscar!

Managuense · Post by **Managuense** » 01 Dec 2003, 20:32

thanks!

upon further investigation, it seems that there are many more articles on this site than i thought....under "shanes world"

sorry about the dumb question.
M

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 02 Dec 2003, 09:14

On the other hand, Synodontis are usually very safe with big Osacars. They're highly mobile, active around the clock and of all the catfishgenera, perhaps Synodontis is the best to combine with cichlids!

It's NOT a surprise that it's one of THE most abundant catfish speciesgroups in the African Riftlakes.

I don't see any problems at all. Oscars are swallowers, not rippers, and most cats including Syno's have spines that protect them pretty good.

Managuense · Post by **Managuense** » 02 Dec 2003, 14:11

ok, cool.

thank you for the input.

M