Anti-swimming cats generally live 2-5 years. There are 57 species of anti-swimming catfish in this genus, and the shapes are basically the same, but the size of the body varies greatly (generally 5-6 cm, and the maximum can grow to 15 cm). Catfish, native to the Congo River in West Africa. Anti-swimming catfish, scientific name Synodontis, is native to the Tanganyike, Victoria, Malawi, Nigeria, Niger and Say waters in Africa.

The anti-swimming catfish has a fighting habit. Therefore, in the breeding environment, it should be Set up more necessary sheltered places such as rocks, tree roots or sinking wood. Anti-swimming catfish are prone to white spot disease, and water quality management should be strengthened to prevent sudden changes or deterioration of water quality. So the name is anti-swimming catfish, probably because it is different from other fish, it does the opposite, it is especially good at backstroke, and it swims fast and has a weird posture, so it has always been favored by aquarium enthusiasts.