synodontis

[ilroost]

anybody else have any of these.

[b125killer]

I have seen a few. They look neat but I don't know much about them.

[ilroost]

i got 2 in my cichlid show tank. had them for awhile. they are always out swimming around. not shy at all

[PaulineMi]

Yes, I've had them.  Nine to be exact...in my African Cichlid tank.  Here's one from a different point of view.   

[ilroost]

pauline, were they real active? i thought these guy's would only come out at night but they are out swimming all the time.

[PaulineMi]

Yes they were especially fun to watch at feeding time.  I have some better pictures of them out and about but my husband 's on the computer with the pictures.

[Mugwump]

If that's the synodontis acanthomia ...they can grow to over 18"....wow

[PaulineMi]

I had petricola and lucipinis.

What's yours ilroost?

[Mugwump]

I had petricola and lucipinis.

What's yours ilroost?

whew...a shoal of big ones blew my mind....LOL

[PaulineMi]

Ha....yeah.  Hubby would kick me out if I dragged in a tank big enough for those guys.

[Mugwump]

I've, in the long ago past, had some monster Plecos...they're destroyers...uproot everything and make a mess...glass is clean, LOL,,but everything else was chaos....for their size they're hell to catch...I ended up putting food in a gallon jar on it's side, and trapping him....he still finned/horned me and drew blood....he was almost 20".....I called him barge butt... ..traded him for some dark gold marble fry....

[ilroost]

i believe mine are eupterus

[Mugwump]

i believe mine are eupterus

Nice.....I see em at swaps now and then....might take a closer look at the next one..

[Mugwump]

oh...and what do you feed them??...I take it they're pretty good scavengers too....??

[b125killer]

I found this on them. I didn't know there where so many species of Synodontis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Featherfin_squeaker