Posts Tagged ‘tropical fishes’

Freshwater Aquarium Fish - Synodontis Nigriventris

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

CATFISH Synodontis nigriventris (Mochokidae) The adult of the black-bellied upside-down catfish swims, as the name suggests, belly upwards, while juveniles behave quite normally. A nocturnal, peaceable species, it is omnivorous, but will require a small amount of extra vegetable material. Rarely breeds in captivity. Size: 10cm. Synodontis petricola (Mochokidae) Like S. nigriventris, the […]