Cuckoo Cat

[Zagz]

Finally got a picture of one of the three elusive little guys.

 

[rich311k]

What a pretty little fish.

 

[lmw80]

beautiful....what type of catfish is it?

Edit: HAAA!! Just realized it's a Cuckoo catfish! I thought you were saying the catfish was crazy, lmao.

 

[Zagz]

They are a tad crazy IMO, they think they are the kings of the tank. But they are so darn cute and funny.

 

[Steven A]

Are these those cool guys that eat the cichlids eggs and lays its own and then the cichlids take care of the eggs and fry for a period of time? or have i got them mixed up with something else?

 

[Zagz]

Nope you don't have them mixed up, that is them.

 

[Jchillin]

LOL...great pic Zagz! Did you find him locally?

 

[Scottm]

My lfs has one of those in their display tank. Its a really neat fish.

 

[Zagz]

Yes JC I nearly fainted when the lfs had them. I made sure they had been in stock for a while and they had actually QT'd them for 2 weeks prior to selling them. Another shock.

 

[An t-iasg]

He's really cute! That's a Synodontis genus, right? Before I read your description, I thought it was a small S. petricola.

 

[Zagz]

Yes it is a synodontis. Synodontis multipunctatus to be exact I believe. They are so neat.

 

[Zagz]

They come from Lake Tanganika, and my tank is Malawi, but the paramaters are similar for the area they come from and they are thriving in the tank. Not to mention they are better off in my tank than in a lot of tanks they might have landed up in from people that wouldn't have researched their needs.