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8pointbuckreggie Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Feb-2006	Hi everyone Im new,and was wondering if my upsidedown catfish would be fine with my Electric blue cichlid. Says here on your site the catfish is quite peaceful,mine I find is the a little more on the aggresive side.He is also a bit bigger than you state..wish I had a pic..Hes male,and a good 5 in. the Cichlid is 5+ in. what do you think would you give it a try?
Posted 14-Feb-2006 18:20
freejoe Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 227 Votes: 756 Registered: 20-Aug-2003	It might work, keep a close eye on them and see what happens I have had some strange combos work very well in the past. good luck and welcome to FP Joe The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an bacon and egg breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
Posted 14-Feb-2006 18:39
chris1017 Fish Addict Posts: 610 Kudos: 421 Votes: 70 Registered: 09-Sep-2003	who knows, you can never be sure. my 3 synodontis catfish get along fine with my oscar, green terror and geopahgus. chris
Posted 15-Feb-2006 06:01
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	are you sure your catfish is indeed an upside down cat and not another species of synodontis? I have several different species of synodontis and some of them do swim upside down, but none of them are the common "upside down cat" aka Synodontis nigriventris. I've seen my lace cat (Synodontis nigrita) swim upside down before. as to their compatibility, syno cats are one of the more common non-cichlid tankmates kept with Malawi cichlids so chances are you'll be ok.
Posted 16-Feb-2006 03:24
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Chances are, if it's an upside down swimming synodontis, it's probably a riverine species that prefers soft, acidic water, thus rendering them fairly poor malawian tankmates.
Posted 16-Feb-2006 03:30
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	You can try but always keep an eye on them & welcome to FP. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 20-Feb-2006 01:36


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