Synodontis petricola breeding

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

Well I have exciting news. One of my LFS’ got a breeding group of Synodontis from a breeder whose had to leave the area reportedly. He put them in his newsletter as part of his usual updates on his shop and stock. I replied that I had a 60 g that could work and we agreed on a price. He also took some Endler, Platys, and Guppies in trade. 

My history with Synodontis date back to high school I had a group of Synodontis nigriventris in with some mbuna in high school and  I really contemplated longipinis or Petricola when I had a 55 g mbuna tank in my late 20s/early 30s but they were too expensive. So this is an exciting development. 
 

ScotCat had a great article on breeding them https://www.scotcat.com/articles/article30.htm and LRB has some great videos on his setups as well as the breeding cave/egg collector he used. 

I am looking forward to updating this space as I take this journey. Admin let me know if you want me to do this in journals but I figured it was catfish content! Have fun everyone! 

 

[Chris]

Sweet! Never really learned much about breeding catfish outside of corys and plecos, so excited to follow along here.

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

@ChrisSo far I’m seeing that temps may make a difference. Some references say 70 -78 but I think mid to high range may be better as I get them closer to 75 they’ve been more active. 

[Chris]

4 hours ago, Beardedbillygoat1975 said:

but I think mid to high range may be better as I get them closer to 75 they’ve been more active.

That would make sense, IMO, especially with the goal being spawning.

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

A few updates! 
 

The group survived the bomb cyclone! But in my attempt to give them a better home one of the juveniles got injured and I had to euthanize them, crying over that one. I got all the Cory catfish I had out of the fish room. This will eventually allow me to have a 60 g breeder for the main group and then a 40 b for grow outs!