Not imported very often.
Aquarium Care: Said to be a secretive and timid
species so should be housed with non aggressive co-habitants and
also for the water to be on the acid side (below p.H. 7). Diet:
Most prepared foods and also mosquito larvae.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
Synodontis
tessmanni
Family:
Mochokidae
blycipitidae
Distribution:
Africa:
Central Congo River basin; Ja River and Nyong River, Cameroon; Muni
River, Equatorial Guinea. Type locality: Ja River,
South Cameroon
Size:
10cm. (4ins)
sl.
Temp:
23-26°C
(73-79°F)
p.H.
6.5-7.0.
Reference:
Seegers, Lothar;
The Catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and maintenance.
Tetra Verlag GmbH. 604p.
