Wild Caught Cynotilapia Afra Ndonga

[synodontismultipunctatus]

Sup guys, so im pretty chuffed with my self as my two wild caught cynptilapia afra ndonga have spawned.
The female (with brood) has been isolated from the rest of the group.
I didnt see the actual spawning. I only saw the male violently defending his rocks and colouring up like id never seen before.
This is a bit of a problem because i also own a group of wild caught synodontis multipunctiatus, im assuming most of you can allready see what im getting at.
The group of synos are mostly male and juvenile, but is it likely they have spawned with the cichlids?
Ive never successfuly bred either. Dont get me wrong i like the multis but the afra ndonga are so much more rare.

If only she'd just open her #41#### mouth and let me see!!

Any thoughs? I guess i could just wait, but im the kind of person that shakes christmas presents... I dont think ill be shaking my fish

 

[Malawi MaD]

Sup guys, so im pretty chuffed with my self as my two wild caught cynptilapia afra ndonga have spawned.
The female (with brood) has been isolated from the rest of the group.
I didnt see the actual spawning. I only saw the male violently defending his rocks and colouring up like id never seen before.
This is a bit of a problem because i also own a group of wild caught synodontis multipunctiatus, im assuming most of you can allready see what im getting at.
The group of synos are mostly male and juvenile, but is it likely they have spawned with the cichlids?
Ive never successfuly bred either. Dont get me wrong i like the multis but the afra ndonga are so much more rare.

If only she'd just open her #41#### mouth and let me see!!

Any thoughs? I guess i could just wait, but im the kind of person that shakes christmas presents... I dont think ill be shaking my fish

Congrats these are very nice fish (not seen around to often either) Well she has probably bred with her male, the multi's won't spawn until they are fully grown(reached adulthood) although they do interfere with the cichlids when they breed, eating the cichlid eggs while laying their own so the female cichlid picks them up (you may know this already though )

 

[synodontismultipunctatus]

Haha i think its fair to say i know my stuff about multis hence the name. Been keeping them for years but never once have i seen them spawn around cichlids. Its weird.
Well hopefully they aint like human teenagers!

multis hatch much faster than afras but theres about a two week gap that they could have spawned in.
Thanks I was hoping i could rule out the multis! id never seen wc afras like them before so the ndonga are a real treat!!
I have to wait for her to drop em i guess. Far too excited. The only other mbuna ive bred have been fairly standard... Zebras, labeotropheus trevawasse, yellow labs etc.
This is a first breeding wc fish altogether too!

 

[Malawi MaD]

Haha i think its fair to say i know my stuff about multis hence the name. Been keeping them for years but never once have i seen them spawn around cichlids. Its weird.
Well hopefully they aint like human teenagers!

multis hatch much faster than afras but theres about a two week gap that they could have spawned in.
Thanks I was hoping i could rule out the multis! id never seen wc afras like them before so the ndonga are a real treat!!
I have to wait for her to drop em i guess. Far too excited. The only other mbuna ive bred have been fairly standard... Zebras, labeotropheus trevawasse, yellow labs etc.
This is a first breeding wc fish altogether too!

Yeah i guessed you would of done having a name like that lol

Im pretty sure she will have bred with her male so you should have some nice F1 soon hopefully. Wouldn't mind some Ndonga myself they are really nice fish.

 

[synodontismultipunctatus]

Yeah, the F1 babies are really guna be something special.
Just got a bit of a peek into her mouth. There's quite a few fry in there.

 

[Malawi MaD]

Yeah, the F1 babies are really guna be something special.
Just got a bit of a peek into her mouth. There's quite a few fry in there.

That's gurd, don't know anyone who's got any wilds or F1's atm do you?

 

[synodontismultipunctatus]

The shop i bought them from had two wild pairs. From what im aware it still has one. Its called stevenage specialist aquatics but last year it moved to crews hill in enfield north london.
The pair that is left in the shop is a large male and a small female, i went for the smaller male for his size but the larger one had a gammy eye that wasnt ever going to get better. No ones fault im sure. They guy in the store was pretty pleased when he heard they bred seeing as hes interested in buying the babies. I think ill grow them about two inches before i even think of moving them. Ive got the space and time so why not wait!

 

[Malawi MaD]

The shop i bought them from had two wild pairs. From what im aware it still has one. Its called stevenage specialist aquatics but last year it moved to crews hill in enfield north london.
The pair that is left in the shop is a large male and a small female, i went for the smaller male for his size but the larger one had a gammy eye that wasnt ever going to get better. No ones fault im sure. They guy in the store was pretty pleased when he heard they bred seeing as hes interested in buying the babies. I think ill grow them about two inches before i even think of moving them. Ive got the space and time so why not wait!

Ahh ill have to have a look on the site and speak with Rick, ive got fish from there before but it was quite a while ago. Yeah you do right mate if you can keep them and watch them grow id do that too. Got any pics of your male?

 

[rifty]

me NOT FOR SALE THO LOL and mike bonnick has hundreds! FOR SALE

 

[Malawi MaD]

me NOT FOR SALE THO LOL and mike bonnick has hundreds! FOR SALE

LOL ok thanks ill have a look on there

 

[synodontismultipunctatus]

Er i do have some pics but i absolutely hate adding photos on this forum, its a nightmare. Will try upload some tonight.

 

[rifty]

cool have you got fish from mike before malawi mad? if not i can forward your number to him as he is having a rest from major selling of fish at the moment so taken hi ac advert down
he has some of the best fish in the country!

 

[synodontismultipunctatus]

Where is he based... Im intrigued.

 

[rifty]

if you don't know i can't tell

lol

west wickham but like i said only dealing with regulars at the moment

 

[Malawi MaD]

cool have you got fish from mike before malawi mad? if not i can forward your number to him as he is having a rest from major selling of fish at the moment so taken hi ac advert down
he has some of the best fish in the country!

I was going to mate but money had to go elsewhere when i was about to order, im still waiting to stock my 350!! so i will be buying from him if he decides to start up again selling to the public again? Do you know when he will rifty?