Synodontis Multipunctatus (albino)

[aulonocara]

I am new to this forum have been razing fish for almost 40 years. A few weeks ago in a spawn of Synodontis Multipunctatus I found 2 albinos was wanting to know if any body has see them before. Been raising synos. for about 6 years and have not seen this before. There were 2 albinos and 4 normal in the spawn.

[Birger]

Can you clarify if they are albino

An animal lacking pigmentation causing the animal to appear white. A true albino has red eyes.

or if they have Leucism

An animal with white pigmentation, but normal eye color. This animal is not a "true" Albino.

The second I am finding out through a little research is not that uncommon in Synodontis in general, although the fact it has happened in such a small brood is interesting.

Birger

[aulonocara]

They do have pink eyes.

[tomr]

That's great. i never heard of this before.

[Jools]

I don't think I've ever seen one.

Jools

[sidguppy]

me neither!

true albino Syno's are rare as hens' teeth, and I''ve seen some, but always the more regular riverines, not Rift Lake species.

[verbal]

any pics?

[aulonocara]

these are the best i have right know will post more as they grow

[Birger]

Was going to say you may want to seperate them off from the other natural colored ones but the full bellies tell me they are doing okay so far.

Sorry to sound like I am doubting you, are you sure these are

Synodontis multipunctata

, most people have

Synodontis grandiops

, they have been confused for a long time and only seperated a few years ago. Might as well confirm what the parents are. The easiest way is to count soft rays on the pectoral fins. Either one, still a rare find.

Birger

[sidguppy]

I dare to say that albino grandiops are just as rare as albino multipunctata in our hobby......
;)

tip: you could make a ton of money on this; esp Japanese hobbyists are in for weird albino forms.

you have albinism genes in your fish' genepool; keep breeding em.

maybe in the future you can use the albinos to set up a breeding program. don't forget to toss in wildcolored ones time and again, as true linebred albino's tend to develop several inbred weaknessess.

but a breedable strain of albino synos that can be bred without hormone injections or hybridisation is definitely an assett for many hobbyists

it might in time be just as popular as the albino Bristlenose and the orange L144's.

you're on to something!

[unblinded]

Totally awesome, man. I've never seen albino synos. You'll have to keep us posted as they grow so we can see what they look like as adults.

[kylejar815]

Do you still have these and if so any albinos for sale

[Viktor Jarikov]

@aulonocara it'd be nice to see an update 5 years later...