The Cuckoo Spawner - Synodontis Multipunctatus

**Fishnut2** · 11-27-2006, 12:16 PM

Anybody into African catfish? I have a few synos in my tanks. Who knows about the cuckoo spawner? I know...but I want to see how many others do! Very interesting catfish.

IloveCichlids · 11-27-2006, 12:47 PM

I have one that I got from Osiris, they are awesome. Fast little buggers, hard to get a good pic of them.

**Osiris** · 11-27-2006, 01:03 PM

Incredibly fast guys more so when their smaller. Like pleco babies pleco babies seem like their invisible when they move so fast cant even see them.

Just put them with a nice size fully adult colony of pea****************s/haps. Alot of people breed them with Sci. Fryeri, we have two huge colonies here, plan to order bunch of wild multi's sometime in the spring to add to the colony of fryeri to see what we can do for multi babies.

How large of group you got Rich?

**Fishnut2** · 11-27-2006, 04:58 PM

I have about 8 adult multis. Never have been able to spawn them. I was using Fire Haps as a host, and just switched them out with some Mosotos. We'll see what happens.

BV77 · 11-27-2006, 05:39 PM

they use serrogates to incubate the eggs

redzebra24 · 02-02-2007, 08:40 PM

rich have you had any luck with these yet?

Gump · 02-02-2007, 10:47 PM

I used to have one. He was very cool used to do laps in the 450 like a mad man. His speed didnt save him from an ambush from an ornate. Miss that little guy.
ive also own/ed: eupterus, ocellifer, decorus, schoutedeni, petracola, robertsi.

**Fishnut2** · 02-02-2007, 11:36 PM

Red,
I've had the host fish holding eggs...but I haven't found any multis. Lots of people have spawned them. But I'm more of a corie breeder. I just wanted to spawn the Multis (african catfish) because they are so cool. It's pretty bizarre how they spawn, so I wanted to see if I can do it.

redzebra24 · 02-03-2007, 08:41 PM

yea remember i was trying a while back but my tank was too small? i sold a pair if the multies and am left with 1 pair, i still have host fry adn they have started to breed now

TREASURECHEST · 02-09-2007, 09:48 PM

I have been breeding african cichlids for over 20 yrs now and I've been having luck with just a wild pair of multi's using wild Ngara Pea****************s as host, if you can believe that! Ngara males, especially wild-caught, are notoriously aggressive toward any other fish besides the spawning female getting anywhere near the spawning site.
Good luck with yours Rich!

**Fishnut2** · 02-10-2007, 09:35 AM

Thanks Tony,
I have some Peacoks I can try. I've tried 4 other types of host fish.

TREASURECHEST · 02-10-2007, 10:05 AM

No problem Rich, hope they spawn for you...very cool seeing the catfish larvae come out of a cichlid's mouth!

11-27-2006, 12:16 PM	#1
Fishnut2 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 385	The Cuckoo Spawner - Synodontis Multipunctatus Anybody into African catfish? I have a few synos in my tanks. Who knows about the cuckoo spawner? I know...but I want to see how many others do! Very interesting catfish. __________________

11-27-2006, 12:47 PM	#2
IloveCichlids Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 29 Posts: 456	I have one that I got from Osiris, they are awesome. Fast little buggers, hard to get a good pic of them. __________________ When you feel like this... , just watch your fish, & have a tasty beverage (of your choice, I like Kool-Aid)!

11-27-2006, 01:03 PM	#3
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,692	Incredibly fast guys more so when their smaller. Like pleco babies pleco babies seem like their invisible when they move so fast cant even see them. Just put them with a nice size fully adult colony of pea**************s/haps. Alot of people breed them with Sci. Fryeri, we have two huge colonies here, plan to order bunch of wild multi's sometime in the spring to add to the colony of fryeri to see what we can do for multi babies. How large of group you got Rich? __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction**

11-27-2006, 04:58 PM	#4
Fishnut2 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 385	I have about 8 adult multis. Never have been able to spawn them. I was using Fire Haps as a host, and just switched them out with some Mosotos. We'll see what happens. __________________

02-02-2007, 11:36 PM	#8
Fishnut2 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 385	Red, I've had the host fish holding eggs...but I haven't found any multis. Lots of people have spawned them. But I'm more of a corie breeder. I just wanted to spawn the Multis (african catfish) because they are so cool. It's pretty bizarre how they spawn, so I wanted to see if I can do it. __________________

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11-27-2006, 05:39 PM	#5
BV77 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 473	they use serrogates to incubate the eggs

02-02-2007, 08:40 PM	#6
redzebra24 Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 17	rich have you had any luck with these yet?

02-02-2007, 10:47 PM	#7
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 447	I used to have one. He was very cool used to do laps in the 450 like a mad man. His speed didnt save him from an ambush from an ornate. Miss that little guy. ive also own/ed: eupterus, ocellifer, decorus, schoutedeni, petracola, robertsi.

02-03-2007, 08:41 PM	#9
redzebra24 Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 17	yea remember i was trying a while back but my tank was too small? i sold a pair if the multies and am left with 1 pair, i still have host fry adn they have started to breed now

02-09-2007, 09:48 PM	#10
TREASURECHEST Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E.Michigan Age: 41 Posts: 178	I have been breeding african cichlids for over 20 yrs now and I've been having luck with just a wild pair of multi's using wild Ngara Pea****************s as host, if you can believe that! Ngara males, especially wild-caught, are notoriously aggressive toward any other fish besides the spawning female getting anywhere near the spawning site. Good luck with yours Rich!

02-10-2007, 09:35 AM	#11
Fishnut2 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 385	Thanks Tony, I have some Peacoks I can try. I've tried 4 other types of host fish. __________________

02-10-2007, 10:05 AM	#12
TREASURECHEST Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E.Michigan Age: 41 Posts: 178	No problem Rich, hope they spawn for you...very cool seeing the catfish larvae come out of a cichlid's mouth!

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