Synodontis age

spiny · Post by **spiny** » 24 Nov 2003, 22:41

One of my friends has a huge aquarium of about 250 gallons/1000 liters. One of its inhabitants is a beautiful blackisk Synodontis, which have been in his aquariums for around 35 years!

Anyone know how old they can get?

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 25 Nov 2003, 01:27

One of its inhabitants is a beautiful blackisk Synodontis, which have been in his aquariums for around 35 years!

Anyone know how old they can get?

Need to be a little more specific about which synodontis, even then I could only give a rough estimate.

Post by **Dinyar** » 26 Nov 2003, 16:15

I think 20+ years is well documented for Synodontis. I haven't come across reports of 35 years before, but it doesn't really surprise me. It is apparently well documented that one of the koi in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan lived to more than a century. With good care, captive fish can live for much, much longer than they would in the wild.

(Of course, for every captive fish that exceeds its typical life-span in nature, another thousand die a premature death, but that's another topic.)

Dinyar

Tom · Post by **Tom** » 27 Nov 2003, 02:21

I have a decorus(since 1980), brichardi(since 1980), zambiensis sp.?(since 1981), and lost an alberti(since 1982) in the August, 2003 blackout.

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 27 Nov 2003, 18:02

tom can you get some pictures of your zambiensis sp. as i would like to see them.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » 28 Nov 2003, 18:45

Can't post pics. The zambiensis( only have 1 ) is 8-9", and marbled( kind of like a giant schoutedeni ). I realise the name zambiensis has been used on 4 or 5 different species. In Poll's book it is a solid color fish. I'll try to post pics on a friend's computer.

Take care,
Tom

Tom · Post by **Tom** » 19 Jan 2004, 02:10

Heres the picture of the zambiensis.

http://jajuka5180.tripod.com/fish.jpg
(moderator note, due to the picture being hosted on tripod, you will need to cut and paste this link into a new browser window to view it-Barbie)

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 19 Jan 2004, 16:31

I can add to this list with a few Mochokiella paynee wich I bought in the summer of 1986, already at least 2 years old or so.
In essential Mochokiella is a small Synodontis, sort of.

And I bought a group of 5 Synodontis nigriventris back in May 1984, three of whom still survive as up today, in Pectorale's smaller tank......

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