Breed Synodontis multipunctatus without host

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Breed Synodontis multipunctatus without host

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Does anyone have any tips for breeding S. Multipunctatus without a host cichlid?
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Anyone info is welcomed.
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I have heard of them occasionally scattering eggs over gravel when host fish are not present, I have not done this method myself.

Not sure if anyone has raised the young this way but I see no reason it is not possible.

As usual with Synodontis keeping the eggs from being eaten by the breeders themselves would be the first task.

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Do you think they could be spawned in a similar manner as lucipinnis/petricola?
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The breeder in the link below harvests the eggs from female multipunctatus but how do you think he fertilizes them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu6fRfP ... ex=4&t=70s
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