Help me pick a Synodontis!

[catfishchaos]

Hello everyone!

I just tore down my 30 gallon (just wasn't happy with it) and I would like to keep a pair or small group of a Synodontis sp that can happily reside in such a small tank and something I can possibly breed (overall goal). I'll have to get a list of whats available but I would like some suggestions. Also I should mention that it will be a species tank, just some Synos and some plants and rocks for them to play in.

Regards
James

[N0body Of The Goat]

From what I can gather, only a handful of the many syno species have bred naturally in hobby tanks, including Microsynodontis sp. 1 (a great candidate for your tank) and several Rift Valley species.

I still have two Microsynodontis sp.1s in my ~120x45x55cm tank of small/peaceful fish, they are at least 4.5cm SL these days, having had them for ~3 years now. I'd love to build the group back up to 10+ as I had originally (before regretfully doing a move around where I put them with some Ilyodon xantusi juveniles) , because back then they were very confident and loved swimming at all levels in the strongest current all day long.

[catfishchaos]

Thank you Nobody ;)

I like the

Microsynodontis sp(1)

and they general idea of such a small species.

I'll have to get a list of species from my supplier but so far there are a few that have stood out to me...

Synodontis flavitaeniatus

Synodontis robertsi

Synodontis njassae

Synodontis polli

Synodontis pulcher

Synodontis batesii

Synodontis schoutedeni

Microsynodontis christyi

Any thoughts?

It should be noted The larger species I would only keep a pair of.

[catfishchaos]

I just found some whiptails.... unexpected change of plans but thanks for the suggestions!