Syndontis Brichardi

[Lia]

you probably mean auchenoglanis occidentalis which grows big! about 2 feet i think. but yeah they are found all over africa and found in some of the lakes. btw the synodontis brichardi grows to 8 inches in comparison.

Oh yes thats it I looked it up. His is like a foot and half in a huge tank by itself . He said it came from a cichlid lake so thought one of the lakes that the pet store cichlids come from . I thought it might be related to synodontis but I was wrong.

Think he has had it for years.

hi lia. I think a brichardi will be very happy in a 55 gallon tank. they are a lovely looking fish.



MAMMA FISH, what are you going on about, are you saying mine is not a brichardi, half asleep today, and, chicken dance???not saying that I ever follow what you are talking about, but even more so today.

Yes they are lovely fish . I am going to read up on them as considering them now. I am new to cichlids I dont have any but the tank is set up and African cichlids are my choice so reading up on fish types.
My other tank is a planted tropical tank with peaceful community fish . I am not used to fish fighting so reading about cichlids seems lots will kill each other. Tank is only 55 so that limits me .

thanks

 

[brewyn]

you may want to consider some of the other types of synadontis, like the multipunctatas or petricola which only remain small, but also very nice.


Mamma fish, still half asleep today, but you are seriously running the risk of confusinng your No 1 fan. LOL

I have a 50 gallon tank with a pr each of the following, and these show no aggression at all to each other.

elongatus chitimba
tropheops chilumba
maylandia hajomalandi
maylandia zebra gold (mundola reef)
synadontis petricola.

as I constantly remind folks, giving your fish enough territories will reduce the aggression. I dont know if i keep rock or fish. LOL. as much rock work as you can fit in, and leave space for swimming.