Upside down catfish?

Question

What info can you give me about upside down catfish?

Are they compatable with guppys?

oh and my guppys are kept in water with aqurium salt with is acually for freshwater fish to keep them healthy so yes freshwater fish can be kept with them

okay im talking aobut a specific kind of catfish not a regular catfish that is floating ujpside down

Answer 1

They can happily live together, the guppies are top feeders and the catfish are bottom feeders so they will not bother each other.

Answer 2

Asian Upside Down Catfish

Answer 3

The Upside Down Cat is also known as the Blotched Upside Down Catfish and is from the rivers and lakes of Central Africa within the Congo Basin. It is one of the smaller Synodontis catfish, and is an opaque color with many black spots and markings. This species is an upside-down catfish, as it will hang in an inverted position, as well as feed from the surface of the water. These catfish will also feed upon algae that forms on the decorations and plants within the aquarium.

The Upside Down Cat will appreciate a heavily planted aquarium of 30 gallons or more, with driftwood and crevices for hiding. Sensitive to nitrates, good water conditions are necessary. It prefers a current in the aquarium. It can be kept as a schooling fish or in an aquarium with other small Synodontis species.

Currently, the Upside Down Cat is not being successfully bred in the aquarium.

The Upside Down Cat is an omnivore and should be offered sinking catfish pellets, freeze-dried bloodworms and tubifex, plus a good quality flake food. It will also feed upon algae in the aquarium, and is a good algae controller for a planted community aquarium.
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Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Tank Conditions: 75-82°F; pH 6.0-7.5; KH 4-12
Max. Size In Aquarium: Up to 4"
Color Form: Black, White Markings
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Origin: Central Africa
Family: Mochokidae

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So yes, they should be okay with a guppies.

Answer 4

The catfish will not work. Catfish are primary freshwater fishes (they evolved from marine fishes a very, very long time ago) and are no longer able to deal with salt in the water (with the exception of a few highly specialized families). Upside-Down Catfish are from the Congo Basin, and which in most areas is characterized by soft, acidic water. These fish cannot cope with salt in the water on a long-term basis.

Keeping an Upside-Down Catfish in a tank with aquarium salt (which, by the way, has not been proven to prevent any diseases in freshwater fish) will result in the fish having a significantly shortened lifespan. As long as you have salt in the tank, you should not be keeping any members of the orders Siluriformes, Cypriniformes, or Characiformes unless you really know what you are doing.

Answer 5

There are 2 different kinds of upside down catfish. One someone already posted about, Synodontis nigriventris the african upside down catfish. The other is Mystus leucophasis, the asian upside down catfish. It is jet black with soft white speckles on its back and it gets 12 inches and has a nasty temperment. It will gladly swallow small fish and ive seen it being sold as synodontis nigriventris at walmart and other fish stores so beware. I have an 8 inch one that some lady bought as the african upside down catfish and when it began eating her community fish she was going to flush it.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/scripts/clog_link.php?q=mystus+leucophasis

Answer 6

This is what I found:
Scientific Name: Synodontis nigriventris
Family: Mochokidae
Origin: Zaire and Niger River basin
Adult Size: 4 inches (20 cm)
Social: Peaceful
Lifespan: 5+ years
Tank Level: All levels
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
Diet: Omnivore, eats most foods
Breeding: Egglayer
Care: Easy
pH: 6 - 7.5
Hardness: 4-15 dGH
Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26 C)

Description: Numbered among the Synodontis species, the upside-down catfish is aptly named for its upside down swimming posture. They are a popular species that apparently have been admired for countless centuries, as their images have been found in ancient Egyptian art.
Considered a dwarf catfish, they reach an adult size of 3-4 inches. Like other members of the Mochikidae family, they have large eyes, a large adipose fin, forked tail, and three pairs of barbels. Their light brown colored body is covered with dark brown blotches of various sizes. Interestingly, the underside of the body is darker hued, which is the opposite of fish that swim with their belly downwards. This reverse coloration serves to camouflage them when they swim at the surface of the water.

Comments. All Synodontis Catfish are very good aquarium fish. They get along with other fish, and they're energetic, healthy, and interesting to watch. Many of them swim upside down, when they are excited or hungry. The Upside Down Catfish, Synodontis contractus, swim upside down most of the time.

There are many species of Synodontis catfish and all of them are usually nocturnal, so they need a cave or a piece of drift wood to live under during the day.
Be sure the rocks or pieces of pipe and everything else you put in your aquarium will not contaminate the water. Click here to read about how to avoid contaminating your aquarium

Comments. All Synodontis Catfish are very good aquarium fish. They get along with other fish, and they're energetic, healthy, and interesting to watch. Many of them swim upside down, when they are excited or hungry. The Upside Down Catfish, Synodontis contractus, swim upside down most of the time.

There are many species of Synodontis catfish and all of them are usually nocturnal, so they need a cave or a piece of drift wood to live under during the day.
Be sure the rocks or pieces of pipe and everything else you put in your aquarium will not contaminate the water. Click here to read about how to avoid contaminating your aquarium

Answer 7

Now these are really cool fish. I have a few and they do swim upside down. ;-) They are very peaceful, and get along with my other fish. Do a google search on them. ;-)

Answer 8

My Dad used to have at least one in with his GUPPIES + NEON TETRA's..... and they got on fine, now only have guppies in there 'cos the both the TETRA's + the Catfish died of age, and he's too cheap to replace them..... while the GUPPIES breed worse than Rabbits.

I believe his other excuse for not replacing the catfish is because you hardly see it because it always used to hide at the back of the tank.

Answer 9

if there upside down.........THEIR DEAD!