It’s good to drop in once a decade. lol

FWIW, the male finally passed in 2019. I still have six of his “babies” left, three of which were born between 1984 and 1986. So even the babies are 38-40 years old now.

For what it's worth, the male in the first picture is still alive, and still breeding. 33 years in captivity and counting.

Oh, he's been posted on the web at Cichlid forums for years, so no worries.

He is over 7" (18cm+), probably closer to 8" (20cm).

Does anyone know exactly how long Synodontis species live?

This is my oldest, a male multipunctatus that was imported as a Wild Specimen in 1981. (No, not a typo). Yes, he is still breeding.

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff279/Fogelhund/IMG_5884.jpg

So, how long do these guys actually live?

I have two or three rather aged Synodontis.

The first one is a male Synodontis multipunctatus. This fish was imported as a wildcaught specimen in 1981. He is still going strong and reproducing.

I also received a female with this shipment. Unfortunately, she blended in with the other fish that I ...

11 cichlids should be fine, and won't affect the multi's desire to spawn.

Sweet pics. Yeah that is exactly what I want to do. Is it best to have just a few (like a breeding pair) of c*****ds or is my 55 gallon tank with 11 of them ok. They breed like rabbits so the cats are not going to have any problems finding host fish that are horney.

Mouthbrooding cichlids are not ...

Welcome to the forum Derpeder. Synodontis multipunctatus is a fairly easy to breed Syno. You'll want at least three to start with, one female, two males.

I usually keep them in groups of two or three females, and three males. I find that if I keep more than six, it starts to reduce the desire of ...

Well, I'd like to see some response to your original question, and I have one of my own.

I purchased six typus at about 2". They have grown, and fought, and grown more. They are in a 75 gallon, and now it appears two have paired off finally. These two always are together in a PVC tube, and rub ...

I bought out the remaining stock of http://www.finnyas.com, and was lucky enough to pick up four Synodontis species, including these two species. They were all shipped as Syn. polli, but obviously these are not the same species. I have one of the fish I believe to be polli, and four of the fish I ...

Well, my biggest isn't too impressive in size. Male Synodontis multipunctatus, about 7.5" in length. What is impressive though, is that he was a wild caught import..... in 1981.

Mine have been breeding very regularly with Aulonocara jacobfriebergi "Otter Points" for quite some time now. I haven't had any Aulonocara fry now for about eight months. One male, four female Aulonocara.