Catfish and Plecos
Synodontis petricola
Synodontis petricola
Photo: de:user:Nerezza · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–9
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika (Africa)
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- peaceful (may eat fry)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; parasitizes the clutches of mouthbrooding cichlids
Notes: Black spots on a cream-colored background and fins with white edges. A good tankmate for cichlids from Lake Tanganyika and Lake Malawi. Most active at dusk; needs crevices among the rocks.
