problems with synos??

[Paul_MTS]

recently i'ved been tempted to get a syno euruptis but a guy at work has a few synos and 1 of them has been sucking on his clown loach.

I have a several loaches myslef so don't want this happening.

if this something common for syno's?

 

[Dwarfs]

I've had my syno (I think it's euruptus) for a few months with a jewel cichlid, 2 rainbow cichlids, and a clown pleco. I hardly even notice he is in the tank I don't think they would suck on another fish

 

[Timmy]

I've kept synos* for a few years and never seen them 'suck' another fish, but they will squabble for hiding places. An initial 'body bumping' session usually resolves disputes but it can go nasty in which case they bite each other along the back. I've only ever seen them do this to each other though.

multipunctatus, njassae and nigriventis.

 

[bunjiweb]

If it is sucking on another fish this seems to suggest that the loach has parasites or some other skin disease that the syno is keeping at bay....

You never know with synos anyway, sometimes they are the most peacful fish in the world, whilst other times they are extremely terratorial and eat small fish.

I have 3 synodontis petricola which are of the dwarf species of synodontis and only grow to around 3.5". These are a perfect species for the smaller tank but aren't the most hardy of fish.
I also have a 7" Synodontis Angelicus who rules the roost in my 57G tank. Surprisingly he is incredibly tame and does not bother any of the other fish. I have only seen him go for one fish which was my snowball plec which had very similar markings to the Angelicus, so the plec was moved into the 50G Loach tank.

Anyway, Euruptus are usuallygreat species but be careful as they do get bigger! you should have at least 30G and keep them in small groups (3 if possible).

Ben

 

[Phantom Thief]

Besides minor squabbles among themselves, my 4 have never caused any trouble.

P.T.

 

[Paul_MTS]

Oh right, I'll suggest that to guy to check for parasites.

I reakon i'll go for a group of eurptus then. There going into my 90 gallon.

 

[CFC]

Synodontis catfishes will sometimes switch to sucking slime coatings off of fish, i had to give away a 10" Synodontis congicus because it was attacking my Bichirs and at the time i didnt have another tank to put it in

 

[Paul_MTS]

ah.....mabe I won't get 1 then i odn't want to have to give a fish away or endager another fish.

 

[bunjiweb]

you have to realise there is a wide variety of synos with a wide variety of temperements....

Ben

 

[Oddball]

Synos are lovely, peacefull fish most of the time and one should not worry about them at all. I've kept eupterus before and they are really peacefull fish, preferring to hide out of the way of other fish. They are rather territorial and can chase off other similar looking catfish

 

[cryosi]

i keep 1 syno robianus and 3 syno eup's they do sometimes look like they are sucking on my gibbie plec, he even sucks one of them back on occasions, nothing to worry about to be honest, having kept syno eup's for over 10 years never had a problem with them.