Sorry, I have 7 of the synos in with 16 lake Malawi cichlids in a 125 gallon tank. 2 of the synos are around 3 years old and 3-4" I just purchased 5 more youngins at 1.5-2" when I switched from my old 55 gallon to the new 125. The new tank has only been set-up for 2 weeks now and the 5 new synos ...

How do I make sure my synodontis multipunctatus are receiving propper nutrition? I rarely see them. They are never out during the day, always hiding in the rocks. I feed my Africans in the morning and they are very agressive at eating all the food I drop in the tank. I also feed when I get home at ...

I purchased these two cats around 2 years ago for $60 a piece at a LFS. At the time I could not find the Multipunctatus anywhere so I forked up the rather hefty price. I just recently found a local breeder who is selling them for $10 a piece and figured since I just upgraded from a 55 to a 125 ...

Did the pattern change as it got bigger or was it this pattern all along? I am thinking it has been this way all along.

If it was a hybrid it would have been a good looking one which we should have seen more of by now.(not saying it is or is not a hybrid at the moment but just sort of thinking out ...

The dorsal looks better in the vid, but the pectorals look very small, or damaged.

It is a striking looking fish, but i am no closer to knowing what it is.

Did you find out if it is wild caught?

I'm not sure if it was wild caught or if it was tank raised. I bought it over three years ago at a ...

I shot a little video to see if that helps. I don't know why it looks a little blurry, looks fine on my computer and on the camera. I guess uploading it to you tube caused it to look crappy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6JCT5spMGc

Hello, new to the forum. I tried to get an id over on cichlid-forum and they suggested to try here.

I have a 125 gallon African Cichlid tank with around 20 cichlids. I have 7 synodontis multipunctatus and this guy. He is my oldest cat and was transferred from my old 55 to this tank. I bought him at ...