Synodontis Eupterus – Featherfin Cat

Synodontis Eupterus is asemi-aggressivebottom dwelling catfish with beautiful spots covering the body.Synodontis catfishes are members of the Mochicidae family, the groupare commonly called Naked Catfish due to their lack of scalesand scutes.It is agreat addition to a large community aquarium.

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Features of Synodontis EupterusCatfish:

• Flat bellies and a shark-like silhouettewith a featherlike dorsal fin
• Grey to brown body with spots
• Two pairs of fleshy barbels from the mouth
• Lacks scales
• Care level: Easy
• Grows to 20cm

The Best Aquarium Size for SynodontisCatfish:

Synodontis Eupterus catfishdo well in a tank of 150L or larger. If keeping a community aquarium consider a larger aquarium.

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Tank Mate Compatibility:

Synodontis Eupterus make great additions to Rift Lake Cichlid aquariums. Avoid smaller fish it may eat, or large fish that may bully it.

Great tank mates include:

• Rainbowfish
• African Cichlids
• Large Barbs

Diet:

Synodontis Eupterus are omnivores and are not fussy eaters. They spend most of their time searching for food on the aquarium floor and will eat anything it finds.Feed a daily diet of sinking pellets and catfish wafers.Their diet can be supplemented with live, frozen or freeze dried bloodworms, blackworms, and brine shrimp.

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Synodontis Eupterus catfishTank Setup:

Aquarium Filtration forSynodontis Ocellifer

Synodontis Eupterus enjoy clean, well oxygenated water.Ensure your filter has an adequate flow rate for your aquarium size to effective remove waste and debris while offeringgood movement. For extra oxygenation, add an air pump.

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Plants for Synodontis Eupterus

Synodontis Eupterus are known to dig and uproot aquarium plants. This species can be housed in a plant free fish tank. If keeping plants, use floating plants that provide shade.

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Decorations for Synodontis Eupterus

Driftwood is excellent forSynodontiscatfish as this provides lots of structure for the fish to hide in.Other decorations include caves and ornaments the fish can swim and hide in. Stack rocks and create the perfect hideaways.

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Aquarium Lighting for Synodontis Eupterus

These fish enjoy lower light levels with lots of shade and dark spaces to hide. Dimmable LED lighting offers the ability to change to moonlight modes and encourage more activity.

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Aquarium Substrate for Synodontis Eupterus

Aquarium sandis perfect for this species. As it is a bottom dweller it will spend its time on the aquarium floor searching through the substrate for food.

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