Synodontis
nigrita Valenciennes, 1840
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| Hippocampus
Bildarchiv
(2) John Bradley (1)
eMJay (3) |
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| Relevant
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Aquarium Care:
Fine as juveniles but with most larger Syno's will get a little
teritorial going into adulthood. A 4ft tank or above with larger
tankmates such as Rasboras, African tetras or Cichlids will do fine.
Breeding: In their natural habitat they are nonguarders
of their eggs and as substratum egg scatterers they will scatter
them in open water. Not bred in aquarium so far but some have turned
up as hybrids, crossed with other Syno species in Eastern Europe.
Diet: As with most of the Synodontis genus
they will accept a wide range of foods and can be fed on a good
quality flake, tablet, pelet and frozen foods such as bloodworm. |
| Common
Name: |
False
upside-down catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Hemisynodontis
nigrita, Synodontis ornatus, S. fascipinna |
| Family: |
Mochokidae
blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
Chad, Niger, Senegal, Gambia, Casamance, Geba, Kolente and Volta
basins; coastal rivers from Ghana to Nigeria, Nile basin; including
the Bénoué. Type locality: Sénégal. |
| Size:
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17.5cm.
(6¾ins) |
| Temp: |
21-26°C
(69 -79°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0
-7.5. |
| Reference: |
ScotCat
Factsheet
no. 143. May 2008 |
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Family: Mochokidae
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