What is this?

[WinterRose73]

Hi, does anyone know what this is? Sorry it's a bit blurry, they were busy little things!

[Gingerlove05]

Synodontis multipunctatas or cuckoo catfish. Pretty sure they’re from the african rift lakes and their common name is representative of how they breed/get their young protected....

[WinterRose73]

Thanks!!

[WinterRose73]

I'm guessing that these would get too big for my tank?

It's approx 82 cm long, 52cm height and 43 cm depth....?

[Gingerlove05]

They also require hard water and high ph as they’re from the rift lakes of africa (Lake Tanganyika if we’re being accurate ). I think they’re also gregarious.

[WinterRose73]

Ah. No good here then.

[Ric]

Back to the drawing board then...

Still, at least the info is easily available nowadays, which is better than you trying to rehome some monster fish in a few months' time

[Martinspuddle]

Synodontis multipunctatas or cuckoo catfish. Pretty sure they’re from the african rift lakes and their common name is representative of how they breed/get their young protected....

GL, Think you'll find that's a juvenile Synodontis Longirostris or False Cuckoo Synodontis. Still a no, no WinteRose73, need to be kept in a Lake Tanganyika biotope aquarium, unless your planning another aquarium you haven't told us about yet.

[WinterRose73]

Synodontis multipunctatas or cuckoo catfish. Pretty sure they’re from the african rift lakes and their common name is representative of how they breed/get their young protected....

GL, Think you'll find that's a juvenile Synodontis Longirostris or False Cuckoo Synodontis. Still a no, no WinteRose73, need to be kept in a Lake Tanganyika biotope aquarium, unless your planning another aquarium you haven't told us about yet.

Not bloody likely.

[Pleco Fan]

Could even be a Synodontis valentiana , they are so similar.