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- From: troj@cwis.unomaha.edu (Kevin Trojanowski)
- Subject: Re: Catfish in the African tank?
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- References: <1993Jan24.144847.14004@bsu-ucs>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 22:06:59 GMT
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- 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
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- >Also I have 4 catfishes right now which I would like to keep in the Africans'
- >tank. I have two large (all are 2+ inches) Brochis splendens, and one large
- >Corydoras agassizi, and one large Corydoras trilineatus.
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- >I've researched the two Corydoras species and am fairly sure they can adapt to
- >the African's water-hardness, but am not sure of the Brochis species, does
- >anyone have any experience to substantiate one way or another?
-
- Yes, the Corydoras will survive in the tank, but since it's not their
- native environment, they won't thrive. Rather than Corydoras, I'd
- suggest Synondontis cats -- certain species are native to the rift lakes,
- and thus will do quite well in an African tank. Other species of Synondontis
- are native to the African rivers, and thus would do better with African
- riverine cichlids.
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