Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 15:58:09 -0800 (PST)
From: esarchy@wsunix.wsu.edu
To: Crom <crom@cris.com>

Brian,
I told you I would get back to you. Here is the info on Siluriformes from the Rift Lakes. There are a lot of people out there keeping Rift Lake tanks, but they are mostly full of nothing but cichlids. The lakes are full of all kinds of fishes and a good Rift Lake tank, in my opinion, should reflect this.

Lake Tanganyika:
Family Bagridae;
Lophiobagrus cyclurus- Found in the rocky shoreline and grows to 4". It has been spawned in the aquarium. There are three other member of Lophiobagrus and they are all found in Lake Tangayika (aquilus, asperispinis, and brevispinis)
Chrysichthys brachynema
C. grandis
C. sianenna
C. stappersi
Phyllonemus filinemus
P. typhus
Bathybagrus tetranema
Mochokidae
Synodontis dhonti
S. granulosus
S. lacustricolus
S. multipunctatus- spawned in captivity
S. petricola- recently spawned in captivity
S. polli

Lake Malawi
Bagridae
Auchenoglanis cf. biscutatus
There are also members of the genus Bagrus, but these are all big catfishes.
Mochokoidae
Synodontis njassae- There are two colr forms (large-spot and small-spot)

I told you there were catfishes in them there lakes! I hope this
is useful.
-Shane