Catfish-cuckoo (Synodontis multipunctatus, Synodontis multipunctata) the spotty, benthonic inhabitant of an aquarium

The native land Catfish-cuckoo (Synodontis multipunctatus, Synodontis multipunctata) is Africa, lake Tanganyika.

Catfish-cuckoo has thickset, a bit extended at length and body slightly compressed from sides. The big eyes. A mouth bottom with 3 steams of moustaches. A fatty fin large. Back - triangular, concerning small. Synodontis multipunctatus the multispotty is painted in light yellow colour with the numerous black stains scattered on all body and a head. A paunch without stains. A back part of fins white-blue. The tail fin has strongly developed blades and a fringing of black colour. Sexual differences: males are brighter and more harmonous than females, a back fin at males above. At length сatfish-cuckoo grows to 12 see.

Catfish-cuckoo  (Synodontis multipunctatus) a peaceful small fish, at young age the gregarious. Adult individuals territorial, intraspecific aggression is possible. We will combine a catfish-cuckoo with fishes of the large size (is better with African cichlids), smaller individuals can be eaten.

The aquarium in volume is necessary for the maintenance Catfish-cuckoo from 80 litres with various shelters from stones and large-leaved plants with powerful root system. As a ground use run-in sand or gravel that fishes have not damaged short moustaches. Parametres of water for the optimum maintenance: rigidity 10-20 °, рН 7.0-8.0, temperature 23-28°С. The powerful filtration, aeration and weekly substitution to 25 % of volume of water is necessary. Illumination moderated.

Catfish-cuckoo  (Synodontis multipunctatus, Synodontis multipunctata).

Synodontis multipunctata prefers to use in food a live forage, but it will not appear from vegetative and substitutes. In the nature eats insects and snails.

At Catfish-cuckoo very unusual way of reproduction. Spawning at it passes together with cichlids, incubated caviar in a mouth. Like our cuckoos, it gives possibility to deduce own posterity to other fishes. In a flash Catfish it is carried by near just spawned couples cichlids and throws to them the caviar.

Sexual maturity Catfish-cuckoo (Synodontis multipunctatus, Synodontis multipunctata) reaches at the age of 2 years.