Cuckoo Synodontis

mattlee · Aug 30, 2010

saw some great looking and sized cuckoos at lfs today but was wondering if they would be compatable with smaller fish like otos and cardinal/rummynose tetras?
im currently looking for a cat that will suit a 240L 4ft tank that will be ok with my stocking....
also are the cuckoos out and about or do they just hide all day?

kizno1 · Aug 30, 2010

They will be fine withe tetra but im not to sure about the ottos. They are quite active so you will see them a fair amount in the day. They do need a ph of 7.5+ but 8+ is best.

N0body Of The Goat · Aug 30, 2010

A small group of the usually placid Synodontis nigriventris might work better for your community, plus you might get to see them in the daylight (many Synodontis are "night owls").

For something extremely peaceful and an amazing schooler, how about a 9+ group of Pareutropius buffei?

Abbiej1711 · Aug 30, 2010

Hiya I just sold a large synodontis which looked like one of these... I think he was a hybrid between two types to be honest!

I had him with other synodontis, livebeares, sucking loaches, red tailed shark, corys, kribensis... all sorts over the time he was in there!
I never had any problems with him, sad to see him go but sold him to a guy with a 4ft tank so he could have plenty of space as he grew up big in my 125 litre fluval.

I think he'd be fine!

I've attatched a photo... the background looks moggy because I had just added the sand substrate (changed from gravel)

mattlee · Aug 31, 2010

so would a single specimin not be good? :unsure:

also what the going price for these? they were on at £20 each which i thought was a bit pricey but they were a decent size of about 3 inch at least...

kizno1 · Aug 31, 2010

mattlee said:
so would a single specimin not be good?

also what the going price for these? they were on at £20 each which i thought was a bit pricey but they were a decent size of about 3 inch at least...

Whats your PH?
The price dependence on whether there
Synodontis lucipinnis
http

/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=103

or

Synodontis petricola
http

/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=857

Alot of shops get them mixed up. If there petricola thats a good price but if there lucipinnis then there worth about £5.

mattlee · Aug 31, 2010

N0body Of The Goat said:
A small group of the usually placid Synodontis nigriventris might work better for your community, plus you might get to see them in the daylight (many Synodontis are "night owls").

For something extremely peaceful and an amazing schooler, how about a 9+ group of Pareutropius buffei?

sorry mate not really feeling those species to be honest... i just fancied a single cat that doesnt get too big and wont eat my otos and tetras. also 1 that i would see now and then would be nice too :lol:

Liam50 · Sep 1, 2010

synodontis brichardi are amazing little syno's i have one its not aggressive not overly confident with the lights on but you just construct some sort of slate structure for them and they slowly become a bit more confident.

kizno1 · Sep 1, 2010

kizno1 said:
mattlee said:

so would a single specimin not be good?

also what the going price for these? they were on at £20 each which i thought was a bit pricey but they were a decent size of about 3 inch at least...

Click to expand...

Whats your PH?
The price dependence on whether there
Synodontis lucipinnis
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=103

or

Synodontis petricola
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=857

Alot of shops get them mixed up. If there petricola thats a good price but if there lucipinnis then there worth about £5.

I just found this which might help aswell.
http

/www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworld/shanesworld.php?article_id=418&title=Visually+comparing+Synodontis+petricola+%26+S.+lucipinnis

mattlee · Sep 1, 2010

after reading that and from what i can remember i think it is a Synodontis petricola.

kizno1 · Sep 1, 2010

mattlee said:
after reading that and from what i can remember i think it is a Synodontis petricola.

Sounds like a good price to me then. If your ph is around 8 then worth a go.

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