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Synodontis petricola & lucipinnis Care Guide

Basic care guide to keep Synodontis petricola & lucipinnis. Rough notes below Old care guide video here:    • Synodontis Petricola & Lucipinnis Car...   Petricola eating here:    • Synodontis Petricola Aquarium   Entire aquarium here:    • Feeding Synodontis Petricola Aquarium   Spawning here:    • Synodontis petricola breeding #aquari...   Petricola fry here:    • Synodontis Petricola / Lucipinnis Fry...   Synodontis petricola and lucipinnis *both these species are very similar to one another *they are often mislabelled and could also very well be hybrid *that said, these were sold to me as petricola from a very reputable store, part of me thinks they may be lucipinnis, leave a comment below on what you think they are and why they both come from the same lake a require the same care *it doesnt help that lucipinnis are also called dwarf petricola *has many nicknames, pygmy leopard catfish, dwarf cuckoo, false cuckoo to name a few *native to Lake Tanganyika in Eastern Africa *they are a light brown with irregular dark brown spots over the body and smaller spots on the head and ventral region *white whiskers and the fins have white tips/edges with a darker base *petricola, compared to the lucipinnis grow about an inch larger and have an axillary pore at the end of the gills *petricola max out at 5-6 inches, lucipinnis 4 inches *lucipinnis apparently have a window or light coloured area on the base of the dark triangle, most noticeably on the anal fin *the front edges of the dorsal and pectoral fins harden into stiff spines *other than that, spotting etc... is not a certain way to tell the difference *also, visually similar to the synodontis multipunctatus with obvious differences, multis dont have white on the front of the dorsal fin. Multi also get a lot larger, bigger eyes, and are more plump *they are a hardy species, however, I would put them on an intermediate level of scale for care *they should be kept in groups of at least 5 or 6, this will encourage them to be more social *keeping a single specimen in a tank may cause it to be very cautious and preferring to hide amongst rocks and caves *can do well in a community tank with other semi-aggressive fish, however, I don't recommend putting them with small, slow and peaceful fish. I've seen them almost kill a betta *tanks mates should be large enough that they won't be seen as prey *larger tetras, barbs, gouramis, most cichlids, especially African mouthbrooders *these fish are primarily nocturnal, but will become active during the day once established in an aquarium with caves, driftwood and rocks *will not eat plants, however, they might uproot them *dim lighting will also encourage the fish to be more sociable *these fish love open water for swimming and darting around sometimes *they hang out mostly on the bottom of the tank though with plenty of rock arrangements and driftwood for exploration *they are constantly moving in and out of my caves and driftwood, and seem to be having a lot of fun *these catfish will also appreciate a fine, sandy substrate *temperature 75-82F (24-28C) *pH 7.5-8.5 *water hardness 10-35 dH *longer aquariums are better, Ideally a 75 gallon, even a 55 gallon felt too small for my adults *well oxygenated, good flowing water *diet – omnivorous and not fussy about the food they get. Frozen, live and dried foods are all accepted. Worms, shrimp, and small cichlid pellets, foods that sink, sinking catfish food etc *also known to graze on vegetables such as peas and cucumbers. I make sure all my fish have a balanced diet of all different sorts of food *surface foods should be avoided as these fish are susceptible to bloat *gender: females are rounder around the belly and a darker colour *cannot be sexed using the genital papillae technique as it is too small *I have successfully bred these, I have a video of the egg stages posted, and of them growing into adults *it is kind of tricky to breed them, as they tend to eat the eggs and fry. I had to make a contraption or marble bed to prevent this *It is basically a cave with no bottom, on top of egg crate so the eggs can fall through, and the adults cannot get to the eggs *also a different tank to raise the fry or to move the parents *petricola are egg scatterers and can also breed through a method called brood parasitism to get them to breed is easy, but keeping the eggs and fry from getting eaten is the more difficult part *provide them with a lot of caves, rock work, and driftwood, and they will likely breed the male will chase the female a bit, then lock up in a T position. They will quiver alongside each other as the eggs and sperm release *more info in the video! Please Like & Subscribe! Instagram: Mikefish316 TikTok: Mikefish316 Facebook: Mikefish Twitter: xxmike316xx Reddit: Mikefish316 Gaming channel:    / @mikediablo316   #aquarium #fish #aquascape