Upside Down Catfish
Scientific Name: Synodontis nigriventris
Family: Mochokidae
About the Upside Down Catfish
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Catfish ...
In nature the upside down catfish feeds primarily on insects at the surface of the water. They will also graze on algae to supplement their diet. In the aquarium environment they adapt readily to all types of foods, from dry to live or frozen.
Common Name(s): Lace Synodontis, Common Syno, Syno, False upside down catfish, Lace Catfish
Family: Mochokidae
Species Type: African Catfish ...
Upside Down Catfish - Synodontis nigriventris David, 1936
Now here's a catfish that stands out from the multitudinous ranks of its peers.
It terrorizes my Upside Down Catfish constantly and I don't know what to do. Its just a 10 gallon tank and he is being a pain. This is my first aquarium and the pet store told me these were all compatible fish.
Opaline Gourami Pearl Gourami Siamese Fighting Fish/Betta(1) Spiketailed Paradisefish Catfish Banjo Catfish Bumble Bee Catfish Bristlenose Chinese Algae Eater Corydoras Green Catfish Leopard Catfish Plecostomus Spotted Catfish Upside Down Catfish ...
I see two varieties of "upside down catfish". I own a pair of both, and neither seems to be inverted very much. The variety with the smaller spots and shorter body grow extremely fast and are aggressive eaters. Good community fish.
The Upside Down Cat is also known as the Blotched Upside Down Catfish and is from the rivers and lakes of Central Africa within the Congo Basin. It is one of the smaller Synodontis catfish, and is an opaque color with many black spots and markings.
I have three of them in my one of my 760 L aquariums with my 35 cm oscar, breeding pair of buttikoferi, female black belt, upside down catfish, and my large pleco. They are mean fish and do not bow down to anything that is their size.
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rummynose, white cloud mountain minnows, danios) to large fish (m/f pair of Pearl gouramis, 3 large Bala Sharks, etc) and has a marvellous group of bottom feeders (queen botia, weather loaches, polka dot botia, yoyo botia, Upside down catfish, ...
 See also: Catfish, Fish, Water, Species, Synodontis Nigriventris
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