great video michael, very informative, one little tip i can pass on to your viewers is to use a magnifying glass with a light i use the 30x cheap model off amazon great for checking for very small eggs and fry and also great for checking your paramecium culture....many thanks scott
Great tip! Thanks. I guess it depends on the eyes of the person trying to view the small items. I can see them fine including paramecia if I take my glasses OFF. (I'm nearsighted so my vision is very good without correction at close distances.)
Basically, I feed them Bug Bytes or Bug Pro type of granules, along with Dr. Bassleer with Garlic granules. From time to time I give them live Grindle worms which that really like as well. A good protein diet but I try not to feed too much. I often skip a day between feedings. Most important thing is to watch carefully for not letting the PH drop when feeding these kinds of foods. A good 25% water change weekly prevents that.
Sorry if I didn't mention it in the video, I should have. I use marbles only to hold up the screen to create a place for the eggs to fall through and then they will slide to the bottom since the eggs are non-adhesive.
Great video just wondering if your spawn on a regular basis or if they spawn around tye full moon like Greg sage was saying on his video about these cats ? I have 8 that I have been growing out since December 2022. And after watching your video , you make it look alot easier spawning them than Greg's video does.
I can appreciate your question because I too became interested in this fish due to Greg and I have been to his place and we've discussed this fish many times. However, I have not actually had the same experiences as he has had. I always monitor the full moon but there doesn't seem to be the same correlation as is true with this fish. I attribute this to the fact that his fish room has some small windows in his basement that I feel actually lets enough light in so that the fish are in sync with the moonlight. In my fishroom, there are no windows and I am in a closet in a basement. So definitely, no light. That's all I can say about that, but I haven't found them difficult to raise at all. Actually, they are very easy to raise and I have had lots of success in small 1 liter jars. The main thing is to feed the microworms for the first 5 days and on day 3 introduce BBS and continue with the BBS for a while. However, there should be some mulm in the bottom of the jar or container used. The micro fauna in this environment is what I attribute to having good success.
I have a 75 gallon mbuna cichlid tank with 3 Synodontis panda is that a good number? I’m just worried about overcrowding in conjunction with the cichlids I currently have 10 yellow labs and blue Acei thank you!
With most synodontis, they really do best in groups of 6 or more and in a 75G tank, I wouldn't be too concerned over a few additional catfish since they ensure no uneaten food in the tank. If you were interested in their breeding, I would always attempt it with at least a dozen fish to start with. But sometimes we have to stick with what we have. In this case, the "panda" is a hybrid and I'm not familiar with their actual breeding requirements. Are they egg scatterer? or do they need a host as in the cuckoo catfish? I do not know.
@@FishEZ breeding is not my concern mainly space I assume they are a hybrid because when you look them up not much comes up about them but they are similar to the petricola
@@johnlynch3654 According to the informational page I read on the Synodontis panda, they state that they are hybrids. I don't see an issue in 75 gallon to have a 1/2 dozen or so of those cats. But if you're not trying to breed them, having just a couple to enjoy in the tank is not a problem either.
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man there is so little info on the dwarf petricola, zero reliable care and breeding guides online (especially youtube). So glad you made this video!
Awesome, thank you!
Excellent...
Lol the muckity much..
Smart with double checking the eggs
Very informative my friend
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice video, I really like those cats! 😎👍
I do too
you have made me a fan of Synodontis ty
I don't actually have many negative things to say about them. When they are small, they are soooooo cute.
great video michael, very informative, one little tip i can pass on to your viewers is to use a magnifying glass with a light i use the 30x cheap model off amazon great for checking for very small eggs and fry and also great for checking your paramecium culture....many thanks scott
Great tip! Thanks. I guess it depends on the eyes of the person trying to view the small items. I can see them fine including paramecia if I take my glasses OFF. (I'm nearsighted so my vision is very good without correction at close distances.)
great video Michael!
Glad you think so Jerry. Thanks.
Thanks very much for another excellent video.
I am enjoying my group of lucipinnis immensely.
Wonderful!
Great video!!
Looking great Michael thanks for sharing 😊
Great video very informative. Question what do you feed the parents?
Basically, I feed them Bug Bytes or Bug Pro type of granules, along with Dr. Bassleer with Garlic granules. From time to time I give them live Grindle worms which that really like as well. A good protein diet but I try not to feed too much. I often skip a day between feedings. Most important thing is to watch carefully for not letting the PH drop when feeding these kinds of foods. A good 25% water change weekly prevents that.
Thank you for the info
Great video! Would they eat cherry shrimp? I would really like them but not sure if they would eat my shrimp
Yep, I'm pretty sure they would eat anything that would fit into their mouth. Shrimp would be seen as food.
I have a question what do you have placed under the netting? And thank you nice video!!
Sorry if I didn't mention it in the video, I should have. I use marbles only to hold up the screen to create a place for the eggs to fall through and then they will slide to the bottom since the eggs are non-adhesive.
Great video just wondering if your spawn on a regular basis or if they spawn around tye full moon like Greg sage was saying on his video about these cats ? I have 8 that I have been growing out since December 2022. And after watching your video , you make it look alot easier spawning them than Greg's video does.
I can appreciate your question because I too became interested in this fish due to Greg and I have been to his place and we've discussed this fish many times. However, I have not actually had the same experiences as he has had. I always monitor the full moon but there doesn't seem to be the same correlation as is true with this fish. I attribute this to the fact that his fish room has some small windows in his basement that I feel actually lets enough light in so that the fish are in sync with the moonlight. In my fishroom, there are no windows and I am in a closet in a basement. So definitely, no light. That's all I can say about that, but I haven't found them difficult to raise at all. Actually, they are very easy to raise and I have had lots of success in small 1 liter jars. The main thing is to feed the microworms for the first 5 days and on day 3 introduce BBS and continue with the BBS for a while. However, there should be some mulm in the bottom of the jar or container used. The micro fauna in this environment is what I attribute to having good success.
@FishEZ I checked last night and I had wiggles in the marbles🎉. How often do you check for eggs with your Synodontis lucipinnis?
I have a 75 gallon mbuna cichlid tank with 3 Synodontis panda is that a good number? I’m just worried about overcrowding in conjunction with the cichlids I currently have 10 yellow labs and blue Acei thank you!
With most synodontis, they really do best in groups of 6 or more and in a 75G tank, I wouldn't be too concerned over a few additional catfish since they ensure no uneaten food in the tank. If you were interested in their breeding, I would always attempt it with at least a dozen fish to start with. But sometimes we have to stick with what we have. In this case, the "panda" is a hybrid and I'm not familiar with their actual breeding requirements. Are they egg scatterer? or do they need a host as in the cuckoo catfish? I do not know.
@@FishEZ breeding is not my concern mainly space I assume they are a hybrid because when you look them up not much comes up about them but they are similar to the petricola
@@johnlynch3654 According to the informational page I read on the Synodontis panda, they state that they are hybrids. I don't see an issue in 75 gallon to have a 1/2 dozen or so of those cats. But if you're not trying to breed them, having just a couple to enjoy in the tank is not a problem either.
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