Synodontis nigrita

[doubleace]

Hi, has anyone heard before of this catfish? Its a false upsidedown catfish.. Is it good to put in a planted tank? How about shrimp tank aswell? Will it eat the shrimplets?

Please feedback...

[mickthefish]

hi doubleace
it's no good in a planted tank bud nor in a shrimp tank i imagine, they can grow pretty large as well, a friend had one years ago and that grew to about 8 inches body lenght.
in a planted tank i would use the corydoras sp.

cheers
mick

[Freshman]

I won't keep it in a planted tank or shrimp tank. This fish can grow big.

Check out planetcatfish for more information.

[doubleace]

wow.. lucky i never buy.. Saw it was cute and the auntie told me that they wont grow so big. Thank bros if not my planted tank will be no more fishes and plants anymore for long run...

[Quixotic]

It pays to do some research before buying.

But is that really really S. nigrita? Maybe the auntie is confused, or it was misidentified in the first place.

From http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...?species_id=89

Identification: Commonly misidentified in the trade. Contaminants often include S. nigriventris and small juveniles of many West African Synodontis species.

[doubleace]

ya it is cause is her first time getting this fish to sell in her shop so she is also new to it.