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Name
Scientific name
Synodontis polli
Described by
Not recorded
Family
Mochokidae
Common names
Poll's Synodontis
Photograph credits
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Summary
Poll's Synodontis, Synodontis polli, is a Synodontis catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it lives in large schools at 30 to 125 metre…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
100mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 24–28°C, pH 7.5–8.5
Hardness
15–35dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Lake Tanganyika
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
This species is endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Possibly also present in Lake Mweru but this is unconfirmed.
Habitat
Occurs in various parts of Lake Tanganyika including the Bujumbura route in Burundi, various localities in Congo Democratic Republic and various localities in …
Aquarium size
90 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm - ~81 litres.
Maintenance
Should be housed in a Lake Tanganyika biotope setup, with piles of rocks arranged to form caves and areas of open water for swimming. As mentioned previously, …
Water conditions
Temperature: 24 – 28 °C pH: 7.5-8.5 Hardness: 15-35°H
Diet
Frozen, live and dried foods are all accepted. A significantly important thing to note here is that unlike most other Synodontis species, the majority of veget…
Behaviour and compatibility
Should not be kept with any fish so small as to be considered food, but makes a good addition to a community of hard water cichlids; ideally mouthbrooding spec…
Sexual dimorphism
Mature females are rounder in the belly than males. Difficult to sex using the genital papillae technique as it is a small fish in comparison to other Synodont…
Reproduction
Not recorded in captivity. S. polli are egg scatterers and in the wild it has been noted that there is a distinct pairing of this species during the breeding p…
Notes
This species is superficially similar to S. petricola but the spots on its body are larger than in petricola and it has a longer head. It is rarely seen in the…
References
References
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