still picking / cycling

Member Posts: 51 Age: 26

It doesnt really look like the one i first posted. Here is a pick of it. Looks like a much shorter square nose and big fin on the back

Quickpost this image to Myspace, Digg, Facebook, and others! Sorry about crappy pic he was moving alot

Subject: Re: still picking / cycling Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:58 pm

That is a Synodontis longirostris for sure...

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Member Posts: 51 Age: 26

blah you guys are right im annoyed lol. What other bottom feeders would be good? the petsmart i go to had this and a bunch of other large catfish... but nothing smallish

Subject: Re: still picking / cycling Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:30 pm

Look and see if they have any Synodontis euptera they only get about 7-8 inches and would work for your 55g. Also, many would not recommend this but I have done it witth success, Pimelodus Pictus catfish would work in your setup.

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Too weird to live, and too rare to die".

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Member Posts: 51 Age: 26

Yep they have that Synodontis eupterus at petsmart just fyi its labeled as featherfin catfish. doh

Subject: Re: still picking / cycling Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:59 pm

grays wrote:

Yep they have that Synodontis eupterus at petsmart just fyi its labeled as featherfin catfish. doh

Cool, the common name for the Synodontis eupterus is Featherfin Syno. Are you going to switch them out? The featherfins are really cool and scarf anything that hits the ground.

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"There he goes - one of God's own prototypes -
a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production.
Too weird to live, and too rare to die".

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Member Posts: 51 Age: 26

Yea I took the other one back but had stuff to do today away from the house so didnt get the featherfin

Member Posts: 51 Age: 26

Just a funny comment about petsmart. I went back today to get my catfish and just being nice i asked the guy if that catfish and cichlids got along. The guy said "the cichlids will strip it to the bone" my response was "ill take it" i may be a nub but i think he may of been confused with a parana or something.

Subject: Re: still picking / cycling Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:20 pm

Cool, glad we could help you out....not sure what he was thinking of but...who knows , Petsmart employees. Glad you got your catfish and on that will be good size for that tank!

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"There he goes - one of God's own prototypes -
a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production.
Too weird to live, and too rare to die".

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Subject: Re: still picking / cycling Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:58 pm

Glad to see you got your catfish.

Subject: Re: still picking / cycling Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:26 pm

Stripped to the bone :rofl:

The featherfins were they juvies?

I cant wait to see pics of your tank!

Member Posts: 79 Age: 35

Just a note about the featherfins...

I have noticed that if they don't have enough room that they tend to get aggressive with eachother. I think that a 55 would be big enough for only 1.

Just an opinion based on experience

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