r.d.m Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 can anybody identify this synodontis, it was sold to me as a cuckoo cat, was i ripped off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannat Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 my guess its a synodontis eupterus,a highfin cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Looks more like S. nyassae to me. It lacks the black band on the dorsal that S. multipunctatus has. Price wise, they are about equivalent... merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4G13M4N Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Looks like nyasse to me as well One of the common names is Malawi Squeaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 It is definately not Synodontus multipunctus (Commonly call the cukoo or cookoo cat). This is where common names stuff everybody up. Quite a number of Synodontus are "cookoo" spawners! S multipunctatus have larger spots on the head, a black blotch in the dorsal fin, and black bars in both lobes of the caudal fin even as juviniles. I suspect you have a young S njassae (note....S nyassae is a wrong spelling even though pronounced the same). Yes you have a cukoo cat (not a multi), no you were not ripped off, you probably got a bargain as S multipunctatus are being bred locally in fair numbers and can be got for under $30. S njassae have not got to the "frequently bred locally status" yet. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 What size, price did you get him for? Nice fish either way.. never have too many synos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katanaone Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 sorry nannat it doesn't look like a synodontis eupterus to me at all, more like nyasse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted December 20, 2004 Author Share Posted December 20, 2004 i did a bit of a deal with my lfs i got 2 of these(both around 10cm)we vented them and i dont know which is which, but the vents were quite different from each other i swapped some venusta fry,they worked out at $50 each.(were marked at $90 each) did i do good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4G13M4N Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 I suspect you have a young S njassae (note....S nyassae is a wrong spelling even though pronounced the same). So true Alan i was guilty of copying Andrea Left the ole aqualog book at work and couldnt remember spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 So true Alan i was guilty of copying Andrea ....sure blame me merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lepperfish Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 I think the were a bit pricey Reddevilman.. My mate got a 10cm multipunctatus for $50 from St.George.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Nigel has wildcaughts, ranging in sizes, for $40. I think he has discounted them further too? But not sure. I guess $50 retail isn't too bad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 No one is pointing fingers Andrea, I have even seen wrong spelling on W/Sale price lists The question is, did RDM get ripped off??.. IMO no!! S multipunctatus are bred in reasonable numbers here in Aus, are always available, if you know where to sourse them, around the $20 mark. S njassae on the other hand only appear a couple of times a year on the import lists and are considerably more expensive. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 No one is pointing fingers Andrea, I have even seen wrong spelling on W/Sale price lists The question is, did RDM get ripped off??.. IMO no!! S multipunctatus are bred in reasonable numbers here in Aus, are always available, if you know where to sourse them, around the $20 mark. S njassae on the other hand only appear a couple of times a year on the import lists and are considerably more expensive. Alan What other synos are " cuckoo " breeders like the multipunctatus and the S njassae ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 The petricola will cuckoo as well as scatter eggs. I've read stories of people setting up a scatter pot for multies successfully as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 I always thought the njassae were scatterers... Learn something new every day, thanks Alan Might have to start watching the mouthfuls in that tank a little more closely. Be on the lookout for whiskers even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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