YeW Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 Hi All -Was wondering if anyone could tell me which Synos are breedable, in tanks without hormones? Are photoperiods etc? Important to catfish?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 G'day YewOff the top of my head,S. eupterusS. petricolaS. multipunctatusS. nigriventrisUmmm I think all models deserve a small break between photographic shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 S schoutendini is another. Their are also a few reports of S decous breeding. I think almost any Syno can be spawned it's all about trial and error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 23, 2003 Share Posted November 23, 2003 All of the species will be breedable in a large enough system. The problems that the synos find is that they are not keep in the groups required for breeding. This is mainly due to their large size as adults. It takes a fairly dedicated hobbyist to house a decent group of S. decorus or any others of the large synos.I think though as they become more available you'll hear more and more about them having been breed. There was a recent report by a Perth hobbyist of his S. shoutedeni spawning.As to the conditions that you need, look to their biotype and the tricks you use with your cichlids. Appropriate water conditions (current, pH, etc), food, ratios of males to females, photoperiod, tank depth, surface area, etc.And then you just need to be on the ball.It would be interesting to here of any other natural spawnings of synos in Australia other than S. multipunctus, S. eupterus, S. petricola and S. shoutedeni. I know I'm working on S. decorus, S. eupterus and S. njassae.Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazza Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 YeW, if your interested the Scot-cat page. (Specialising in catfish from all around the world :D ) has an article on the breeding of a number of species of Synodontis.Unfortunately i cant remember the site but if you use Google and type 'Scot Cat' it should come up. From there go to articles --> Breeding Articles etc etc.wazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest big bad burundi Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Neo would have been able to help on this subject im sure of that David. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted December 1, 2003 Author Share Posted December 1, 2003 and he is still welcome to if he would like Daz .I've told everyone before - the new forum is a fresh slate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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