Dwarf African Bumblebee Catfish...Microsynodontis. batesii

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Dwarf African Bumblebee Catfish… any experience???

Been looking for something African, to replace a few Albino Cory’s, as my African Tetra tank becomes more “regional”… I really wanted Dwarf Petricolas, but they are more an African lake fish, and like a higher Ph… I’m liking what I have been reading about the Bumblebee’s anyone have any experience with them???

Microsynodontis batesii (Dwarf Synodontis)

There are a dozen described species of Microsynodontis but most are not seen in the hobby. This species is one of the commoner ones however. Microsynodontis are much smaller than Synodontis species, with M. batesii being the largest. They can be distinguished from Synos and the similar...

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[GaryE]

I've never kept any. I think I may have seen one of the species sold under this name at a laundry spot in Gabon, cruising a wall underwater, near some abandoned leggings and shirts. The catfish were in a group, if that helps...

The fish were nice, but the leggings? I wouldn't have dumped them in a river, but I can see why someone else did.

Might be a decor idea for a habitat though.