My catfish

[garfy]

Cuckoo catfish





Synodontis decorus.

 

[Convict2161]

Very nice!!

 

[GodFan]

How big will he get?

 

[toddnbecka]

Synodontis multipunctatus is the cuckoo catfish, S. decorus is a different fish altogether, and grows much larger.

 

[garfy]

Yes the cuckoo catfish grows to about 6" and s.decorus grows to about 10 to 12".

 

[Mogurako]

That second picture looks more like a S. Petricola than a S. Decorus. Below is Decorus they are similar but decorous has more strips than spots.

 

[garfy]

Hmmmm that's a much better picture than I have.The guy in the shop told me the sort of synodontis but I agree with you that it's not decorus.However I'm not sure it's petricola either.What is this fish?

 

[Mogurako]

It's either a Petricola or a multipunctatus they look almost the same.

 

[garfy]

Definately not the cuckoo I have one of those too so maybe your right.He's out swimming day and night.Round and round the big piece of bogwood I have in there.

 

[toddnbecka]

The second one may be a hybrid, they're becoming pretty common.

 

[Mogurako]

The second one may be a hybrid, they're becoming pretty common.

That is very true

 

[Convict2161]

Went to 3 different pet stores, they don't have these and cannot special order. Any ideas? I do have a PetGoods and a Petland that I didn't check. I gave up after those 3.

 

[toddnbecka]

What are you looking for?

 

[Convict2161]

A cuckoo... Or Synodontis multipunctata.

 

[toddnbecka]

I have 2 1.5" juvies available now and 6 small fry that were only released about a month ago. The fry need to grow out a bit more before they'll be big enough to ship. I sell them for $10/each + shipping, Priority Mail w/72 hour heat pack to NY would be $10.
They aren't often available in pet shops; my lfs sells them for $30/each when they do have a few.

 

[garfy]

Here in England they are £28 each at 2" long and that's without postage do that sounds like a good deal to me

 

[redsea]

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Cuckoo catfish



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Synodontis decorus.

Very nice, he looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!