
Orangestriped Squeaker
Synodontis flavitaeniata
The Orangestriped Squeaker (Synodontis flavitaeniata) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Mochokidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 19.5 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–28 °C.
- Size
- 19.5 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 6.5–8.0
- Tank footprint
- 90 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature23–28 °C
pH6.5–8.0
Hardness3–25 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyMochokidae
- GenusSynodontis
- SpeciesSynodontis flavitaeniata
Quick answers
- Orangestriped Squeaker size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 19.5 cm (total length).
- Orangestriped Squeaker tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
- Orangestriped Squeaker water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 23–28 °C, pH 6.5–8.0, hardness 3–25 °dGH.
- Orangestriped Squeaker: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
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