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I have this Synodontis that I had a picture up here.I was told it might be a ocellifer but I do not think so.Anyway this fish swam at the edge of the tank upside down.I have never seen this fish do this I have seen my multis do this but this fish is about 7-8 inches long.He seemes to be dead actually and then swam off.I checked as a precaution all of the parameters andd they are all ok,is this normal?

It is probably normal; some syno species do it more than others. Is the fish feeding as usual?

Oh yeah is he ever,as with all my other syno he is a big eater abd being the biggest he is usually able to get the most.Thanks

Hi, I have a black spotty hybrid (not by choice! ) syno that looks a bit like ocelifer-type may have been one of his parents and he swims upsidedown once in a while when the lights are out and I can only see his silhouette. He also swims up to the floating driftwood 'plank' and cleans the bottom while upsidedown too Daytime he hangs rightside up and only comes out to feed.
I think they're like crows and just like to swim any which way because they can...maybe it's 'fun'. Forgive me for crossing the fish/human line

my eupterus do the I am upside down and being very still as a statue thing also, usually up against a driftwood chunk or a plant or something.

I am upside down and being very still as a statue

They get the name catfish from many things, eh?

lol I know huh! You can't see me I'm not moving....

very catlike

I've also just clued in that I had an ADHD oto. Trying to figure out how I can capture his non-stop swimming to power my fridge.