Syno Multipunctatus hosts

stallion81 · Post by **stallion81** » 17 Oct 2006, 03:25

Hello all. I'm looking for a list of ligitimate hosts for breeding Syno Multis. I have currently bred with small luck, with Aulonacara Ngara(without stripping), but now have egg tumblers. I have a group of Lithobates, but are looking for other suggestions(selling Ngara so want fry).I'm going to an auction this coming weekend. Debating Fryeri, but still up in the air. Please provide a list, so I can choose best group/s available at the auction. Thanks all.

Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 17 Oct 2006, 12:19

Hi there

Multis have been bred with quite a variety of c*****ds
but of the people i speak to regularly who breed in quantity, Acei keeps on cropping up.

People have said C.Horei,(tang)are capable of being used to give large numbers of fry but mostly people seem to use malawi c*****ds - i haven't had that much experience of breeding multis but can rely on information given having seen the evidence.

Richard B

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 17 Oct 2006, 12:24

Ctenochromis horei is really difficult to keep in a group (a pair's impossible, even) due to their immense agression to each other.

This is also not a fish that's easy to get, it has a bad reputation and hence is rarely for sale. beautiful fish though. bad tempered, yes, but really good looking too.

many Malawians seem to learn quickly and outsmart the Syno's.
if you want large numbers of fry, stripping is the way to go, and using Victorian cichlids like Hap 44, Astatotilapia burtoni and others are considered the best hosts by many, simply because they always breed and don't seem to 'learn'.

grahams · Post by **grahams** » 17 Oct 2006, 17:36

I agree with Sid on this,forget Ctenochromis for the reasons
he has given,although in the lake they are probably the most common host along with Simochromis.The most successful breeder I know used Cyrtacara Moorii (Blue Dolphin)which is a far more peaceful option,and if the tank is big enough can be kept in nice sized groups without the ever present threat of murder you would get from the two others mentioned.

stallion81 · Post by **stallion81** » 18 Oct 2006, 02:13

Thanks for the replies folks. My local breeder has sucess with Lithos and Fryeri, but concerned on cross breeding if no cats(do have Fronts to feed too). I will be stripping now, but no need for mass numbers. My Ngara(1M/10F/75g) seem to have "caught on", but may have missed a few due to lack of stripping. I got the Lithos(2-3M/12-14F/125g) so looking for a non cross breeder just in case. I'm only working with 3 cats now(1M/2F) but have 4 more adults available(2M/2F). Maybe I'll look for some 44's as I've owned 1 before,but was aggressive. Keep a species list coming if you will, so I know what to look for.Thanks again.

Buckthorn · Post by **Buckthorn** » 19 Oct 2006, 05:48

Hi

How big must the Synodontis Mul. be when they start breeding?
IÂ´ve read about 3-5 years in an article by Marc E.
Size?

tomr · Post by **tomr** » 21 Oct 2006, 12:23

i have had spawnings with met. zebra, hap sp. flamebacks and oto lithobates.