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Hi
I was wondering if someone could help me. I purchased 2 synodontis a week ago. They both seem to have acclimatised to my tank and settled in well. However, one of them has a bloated belly and keeps swimming upside down. It is eating still and I have fed them some peas.
Has anyone got any tips on what it could be or how to treat.
Kind regards
John
 

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Hi welcome to the forum :) So first of all the swimming upside down is totally fine as he is a Synodontis Eupterus and Synos are known as Upside Down Catfish. One of my favourite groups!

The big belly could also be ok, are they eating plenty and what else are you feeding other than peas? What other fish do you have in with them? They can be predatory so also wondering if you have any missing fish etc?

Wills
 
Hi welcome to the forum :) So first of all the swimming upside down is totally fine as he is a Synodontis Eupterus and Synos are known as Upside Down Catfish. One of my favourite groups!

The big belly could also be ok, are they eating plenty and what else are you feeding other than peas? What other fish do you have in with them? They can be predatory so also wondering if you have any missing fish etc?

Wills
Hi
Thanks for the welcome.
Yes I did read that some synodontis like swimming upside down but wasn’t sure if they were a smaller type.
I did by the tank complete with fish. There are Malawi and American cichlids mixed. There’s a jack Dempsey and parrot fish. As well as plecos. I feed them tetra pro crisp, cichlid pellets and king British catfish pellets.
Regards
John
 

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