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Hello all. Just sharing my T-day joys. Wed night I got to expeirience a Synodontis Multipunctatus spawning. Cats are not in with host cichlids. This was a natural egg scattering spawn. 1 female was very gravid and swollen.1-2 males were "chasing" her around the tank. She would stop at times and release eggs.I assumed eggs would be too small to see. I was wrong as I saw some as she released. Needless to say, some of the other fish were enjoying some caviar. Doubt any will survive, but maybe I'll get lucky. That was a wonderful expeiriece.Looks like I'm gonna have to break up the group and get a pair downstairs with some mouthbrooders.Cheers and catfish rock.

Why break up the group? Multi's are schooling fish by nature, and would probably be more likely to spawn if you keep them together. I have been thinking about setting up a tank to spawn petricola's, using some glass marbles under an egg-crate ceiling light panel cut down to fit the tank. Basically a tank-size breeding trap. The eggs would be safe from hungry fish, and could be siphoned out, or the breeders moved to a different tank, and the fry raised where they are. If you spawn them w/out hosts, and provide enough food, they should be less likely to eat each other after hatching.

Not a bad idea Todd. Well I'll prolly put 5(adults) downstairs and keep the 4 juvies upstairs in the show tank. But I'm gonna try it with hosts. Believe it or not, they were at it again last night. This time it was a different female. I'm gonna have to do sumptin quick, I just hope moving tanks won't set them back much.