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by Mrsomethingfishy
15 Dec 2020, 23:25
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Pretty excited to see a new synodontis fry swimming around my tank this morning. Haha. This one was the 1st and only one i did nothing to help start. I usually strip my female cichlids...so i end up with fry from both fish. This time, with Xmas so close and just switching jobs a month ago...which in...
by Mrsomethingfishy
30 Sep 2020, 00:17
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

This picture is from the waterchange but i wanted to show this one seperately as the two catfish in this picture are the last batch i have been growing for a month or two. I am really in love with these fish...one of the most rewarding fish i have kept so far. 20200928_215433_HDR.jpg :-Q Here is a f...
by Mrsomethingfishy
30 Sep 2020, 00:12
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

These next pics are from the other day while i was doing a waterchange
by Mrsomethingfishy
30 Sep 2020, 00:07
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Heres a few pics i took today... The first one is of a juvenile synodontis that i bred a month or two ago. The rest of the pictures are of the most recent batch. I have added some rocks with java fern attached, as well as some anubis that i have removed from mother plant. .....yet they prefer to be ...
by Mrsomethingfishy
17 Sep 2020, 04:22
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Thanks for feedback and tips. I actually put some Java Fern covered rocks and the huge pothos cutting in with them today...i will try to find some shells on payday lol
by Mrsomethingfishy
16 Sep 2020, 04:14
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

I separated the catfish from cichlid fry, crazy how fast they grow at this stage.
by Mrsomethingfishy
14 Sep 2020, 00:26
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Hello everyone....hope all are well. Jus found another 3 synodontis fry in another female. I was almost ready to give up on hoping to find catfish fry recently..as ive had about 3 batches of cichlid eggs without any. I am thinking that the "host" cichlids are starting to catch on to the &q...
by Mrsomethingfishy
09 Jul 2020, 23:09
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Hey guys...so the this is the best pic i can get right now. 20200709_180329.jpg 20200709_180327.jpg The two smaller ones are from my own spawn. The other is a juvenile i purchased before my group started to breed for me. They are still not getting a lot of fry in the cichlid spawns...but i do have s...
by Mrsomethingfishy
30 Jun 2020, 10:33
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Yes my "multipunctatus" are indeed grandiops.
by Mrsomethingfishy
27 Jun 2020, 06:01
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Well, they did it again!! Lol. Jus stripped another female Sunshine Peacock and found 5 syno eggs...3 days later i have 2 survivors. I do think i will have to cull one, as it looks to have a deformity. The first fry i got are now getting big and eating everything in sight. I will post pics soon as i...
by Mrsomethingfishy
06 May 2020, 14:55
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Good news- I have not lost anymore of the fry, still have 3 alive and well. They are definitely growing and eating baby brine shrimp and the fry food made by Hikari. Crazy how much faster the catfish fry grow then the aulonocara fry of the host cichlid. I hope that the catfish continue to breed now ...
by Mrsomethingfishy
05 May 2020, 04:08
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

I lost one of the fry while i was at work..it was the smallest of the 4. I assume one of the others ate it, as im almost positive it couldnt have gone anywhere else lol The other 3 are doing good so far..i swear theyre growing already
by Mrsomethingfishy
04 May 2020, 17:17
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

@Mrsomethingfishy, did you see this recent scientific report on grandiops? Natural brood hosts for Synodontis multipunctatus and Synodontis grandiops I don't know that there's anything useful in it for you, but cool to see more attention given the genus in the scientific literature. Cheers, Eric Th...
by Mrsomethingfishy
04 May 2020, 05:58
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Yes. Theres only grandiops in the tank, and the peacocks. I have about 7 lucipinnis in another tank. I watched my dominant male sunshine spawning with one of his females...the syno's kept charging in. I watched the whole thing and didnt even catch the "switch" lol.
by Mrsomethingfishy
04 May 2020, 03:17
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

My camera is cracked in the glass...i will try to borrow my wodes tomorrow.
by Mrsomethingfishy
04 May 2020, 03:15
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

My camera is cracked on my phone....but i have some good news ladies and gentlemen. WE HAVE CATFISH BABIES!!! synodontis grandiops. From what i can see..4 fry from one female aulonocara baenschi. I knew i was seeing breeding behaviors starting to happen within the group. Im so excited!! I wish i was...
by Mrsomethingfishy
29 Apr 2020, 04:10
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Your petricola are of course lucipinnis. I used piles of river rock which they enjoyed swimming in and out of. The more cover they have the braver they are to come out. Birger Thank you for the confirmation. I definitely dont know as much as you guys do when it comes to these fish....always appreci...
by Mrsomethingfishy
29 Apr 2020, 04:09
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

They look nice, quite young (?) Synodontis grandiops . Good luck with the breeding project. Interesting also to hear about your wider circumstances, crazy times indeed. Jools Yes...i do believe they're grandiops as well...jus needed confirmation. From what i undsrstand, the majority of my group is ...
by Mrsomethingfishy
19 Apr 2020, 18:36
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Hello everyone, hope you guys are safe and healthy during this crazy time we are going thru. I have been deemed "essential worker", and our shop has almost halfed our regular output. I am apprentice autobody and collision damage repairer in Canada...but i am in a truck shop. I fix fleet ve...
by Mrsomethingfishy
05 Mar 2020, 20:30
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Going to be deep cleaning the tanks tonight. I will have some pics of my newest, but most mature group of "multi's". I have to catch one of them to put him into a hospital tank, as he/she has been on the recieving end of some aggression the last week or two. Looking foward to getting some ...
by Mrsomethingfishy
01 Mar 2020, 21:20
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: My catfish
Replies: 7
Views: 8499

Re: My catfish

Wow!! That syno is amazing. Would literally clear a tank for him/her lol. How big is it?
by Mrsomethingfishy
19 Feb 2020, 19:35
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

I keep trying to get some pictures of them...but still kinda skittish around my place. I figure they will take a while to actually get used to the new tank and household. I am a heavy footed walker...and i have two mastiffs that weigh about 100-120 lbs each. But to see them start this behavior less ...
by Mrsomethingfishy
18 Feb 2020, 16:59
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

So ive been watching my tanks and have definitely noticed some strange behaviours. I keep catching two of my newest group of "multis" doing a dance i could only describe as courting or mating. The one...the bigger of the two, will swim around being followed by the other...who will "bi...
by Mrsomethingfishy
16 Feb 2020, 16:26
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

I am also thinking its "syno on syno" crime lol. They might have sensed breeding of your ancistrus or who knows. I was watching my tanks last night and witnessed a few of mine chasing each other around the tank. Theyre usually not THAT rough with each other...but anything is possible with ...
by Mrsomethingfishy
14 Feb 2020, 20:41
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Couple pics of a few synos in the tank. Theres 3 different purchases in these two pics. 20200214_153302.jpg This first one is of a juvenile i got labelled as multipunctatus. I am thinking it may be a grandiops tho. Still beautiful fish. 20200214_153403.jpg this second one is actually two pick ups. T...
by Mrsomethingfishy
12 Feb 2020, 17:37
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Ive had them in the past and i was amazed at how majestic and beautiful they were in the tank. Reminded me of the whale sharks in the ocean
by Mrsomethingfishy
11 Feb 2020, 03:05
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Tried to crop the pics to get a better look.
by Mrsomethingfishy
11 Feb 2020, 03:01
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

Tried to get a few pics of the "petricola" i got a few weeks back. These guys are in my newly established QT tank...even tho i am sure theyre fine. I had to make some moves i usually wouldnt...i was forced to introduce the group of 8 "multi's" straight into my tank. i was not com...
by Mrsomethingfishy
11 Feb 2020, 02:47
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

ad88 wrote: 10 Feb 2020, 19:43 I currently have only a juvenile Angelicus
Beautiful fish. Thanks for popping in and dropping some pics.
by Mrsomethingfishy
09 Feb 2020, 19:10
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Ongoing Synodontis Thread
Replies: 68
Views: 76297

Re: Ongoing Synodontis Thread

I had some issues with the whole pictures while transferring them into the tank. Felt like i was causing stress and the picture i got wasnt good at all

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