Freshwater
Blackspotted squeaker
Synodontis nigromaculatus
Mochokidae, Mochokinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 38.5 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,333 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Angola, Botswana, Congo - Kinshasa, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
More about the species
Description
Prefers rocks or marginal vegetation of flowing riverine channels to lagoons or backwaters. It feeds on a variety of food including detritus, algae and plant material, insects, snails and small fish, and scavenges readily. Eggs and larvae of cichlids have been reported in stomach of this species. Oviparous. Breeds during the summer rainy season, with a peak coinciding with heavy rains in January to March. Juveniles move off the floodplains when water recedes. Grows to a large size.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Synodontis colyeri
- Synodontis nigromaculata
- Synodontis zambezensis
In other languages
- Sortplettet rygsvømmermalle
- Pantteriripsimonni
- Spotted squeaker
Articles
All articles
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
Ich (white spot)4 min read
The most common disease in aquarium fish. How to recognize it, why it shows up, and how to get rid of it.