A sorry Syndoontis Catfish problem

[3x0t1c_331]

My friend, a novice aquarium keeper, has made a mistake. A stupid, stupid, mistake. He saw a teeny-tiny baby Synodontis Catfish at the store, thought it was adorable, and... bought it for his 10-gallon. Yes. You heard that. 10-gallon. I told him that the Synodontis gets to be 8 inches and needs at least a 50-gallon tank, and he freaked out. He told me he wanted to give it to me to keep in a nice large tank, and I told him I'd get back to him on that. So I'm asking you guys if it would be safe to put him in one of my larger tanks. The only suitable ones would be my 50 and 60 gallon tanks, but the 50 contains two Rope Fish and the 60 contains 3 Black Ghosts. I assume I couldn't put him in the 60, but you guys might disagree. And would he be safe with two Rope Fish in 50?

 

[bribo12]

Well not all synodontis get 8 inches. However none are suitable for a 10 gallon. Do you know what exact species it is?

 

[cgthebeast]

Did he buy it from Walmart? Then it probably a feather fin

 

[Mebbid]

Well, firstly, those black ghosts need a tank that's over 100 gallons.

Aside from that, the rope fish and black ghosts are a little fragile for a synodontis. It could work but its hard to tell since all 3 are fairly uncommon fish.

 

[3x0t1c_331]

Well, firstly, those black ghosts need a tank that's over 100 gallons.

Aside from that, the rope fish and black ghosts are a little fragile for a synodontis. It could work but its hard to tell since all 3 are fairly uncommon fish.

When the BGs get bigger I'll give them to a friend with a 200-gallon tank.