I have two! one is 5 inches (Arnold, in my avatar) and the other is 4. you know that you could have this fish for about 18 years, right? mine are with african cichlids (where their from) and started out as the largest fish in the tank (120 gallons) at 3 inches....... nobody messes with him. they get the greatest personalities, but are aggresive to other catfish (mine ate two cories and 3 dwarf cories whe he was only 3 inches long!), so either keep one, or a few, unless you have a large tank like mine. their full size is about 6 inches, and are not scavengers. they will soon learn to swim upside down to eat food at the surface if the other fish are small enough to be pushed away. these catfish are not easily intimidated by other fish, but spook easily fromsudden noises or people moving fast. hopefully yours will soon learn that when you aproach, food is coming...... they LOVE algea wafers, so I feed mine hikari algea wafers for catfish (the one with the striped suckermouth catfish on the front.) they can be gluttons, so be careful about how much you feed him.

by the way, the most common common name is 'featherfin synodontis,' so if you call it that, we'll know what your talking about......

if you give him the attention he likes, he will soon become the favorite! (i can even rub the belly of mine!)

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~Daniel

the grass was greener on the other side, but when your a fish.... not good.....
Spanish words of the day!

1. HERPES - Me and my fren ordered pizza. I got mine piece and she got herpes.
2. WHEELCHAIR - We only have one enchalada left, but don't worry, wheelchair.
3. BRIEF - Maria fart in my car and it stinkie so bad I could not brief.

(this is just a joke, no offense intended! enjoy)