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i have a young syno brichardi
which spends most of the day under a piece of slate and i have noticed that the ends of caudal fin are slightly curved in at the end not fully straight (its hard to explain) but the tips of the fin are slightly turned in i will try to get a picture to add so you can see for your self. and basically i was wondering is this a sign of stress or nothing to be worried about or everything to be worried about. the fish generally only comes out at feeding time and at night.
one other question by feeding my tank slightly less food will they be more active during the day as in searching for food or hide away more saving energy?
Liam

Hey,

looks like on this photo?

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/im ... age_id=272

If yes then it is perfectly normal ;).

Feeding less or more usually changes nothig in behaviour of catfishes . They are usually much more active during the night when they are foraging for food. They are (in most cases) creatures of the night .

Regards.

As Worton has said - this is a natural feature of the Brichardi. They are a light-shy species, so hide a lot, but "smell" the food when presented & become active then - if you want it to be more active in the light - keep a group of half a dozen & watch the hierarchy develop, with all that entails.

Liam, you also do not mention what other fish are in the tank with the brichardi and it's water conditions, that will also have an effect on it's behavior.

Birger