Cuckoo Catfish

Scientific Name(s): Synodontis multipunctatus
Common Name(s): Cuckoo Catfish
Family: Mochokidae
Species Type: African Catfish
Maximum Size: 6 inches
Life Span: 15 years
Natural Habitat: East African Lake Tanganyika
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Tank Region: Bottom
Possible Tank Mates: This fish does well with African Cichlids from any lake.


Description: A very attractively patterned catfish which makes an ideal and interesting addition to a Rift Lake setup of Malawi or Tanganyika cichlids. They are often more active in the daytime than many other Synodontis, especially if a small group is kept. This fish is named for the method it uses to breed. The Cuckoo catfish will lay eggs among the eggs of african cichlid mouthbrooders. Be careful because these eggs will hatch before the cichlid eggs and consume them!

Breeding Information: Has been accomplished in an aquarium. The Cuckoo Catfish lays its eggs at the same time as certain Haplochromis species. The catfish eggs are also taken into the female Hap's mouth, where they are incubated with the other eggs. The catfish hatch first and consume the other eggs while the female Hap protects the catfish fry as if they were her own.



Sexing Information: Can only be sexed by venting. Females have a round papilla, where as the male have a pointed papilla that is approximately 3-5 mm, and gives the appearance of slightly triangular in shape.

Diet: Omnivorous - Does well with sinking pellets. Suppliment diet with frozen or live brine shrimp and freeze dried foods.

Temperment: Peaceful but adults may become territorial with other bottom feeders.

Common Diseases: None specific to species

Giant Piranha Caught

British Fishing, Jeremy Wade is well known in "River Monster", managed to catch a giant piranha during a expedition to the Congo River in Africa. When posing, men 52 years of the quiet look of terror just hold the fish. Piranha are commonly known as a giant tiger fish goliath is one of the freshwater fish of the most feared in the world. Its size is much larger than usual and a piranha piranha species is nearly extinct.

Piranha is a giant of the Congo River has a 32 tooth size giant white shark teeth. In Africa, these fish usually eat humans, and even crocodiles. These fish can be caught only by a handful of fishermen and their habitat is difficult to detect. "This fish has a very strong bite and is often became victims of whatever you cook with it, attacking people, and shred-shred crocodiles," said Jeremy Wade.

He takes eight days to bring the fish to shore, but then release it again.

Big Catfish

Fishing for catfish has become a huge new sports and fishing products to fishermen throughout the state that has become bored with fishing and crappie fishing. Those who go after big catfish that routine throw back some 12 to 15 kilograms. Every fish more than 25 picture is worth a pound of catfish in their album.

My cousins and spent Thursday night in their boat on the River Tennessee menguntit large, located on the bottom. note the normal size of catfish will only attract small fish, they use the bait that at least six inches long. Practical rules and most are larger fishing cat catfish bait, the bigger fish.

My brother uses it to catch Shad many of our retention under the Tennessee River. He cut into two and then freeze them until he is ready to go to the water. This is not normal for him to grope in the freezer for one pound burger and the tuna issue, the general name for Shad.

Launching a boat at around six pm, they found their favorite place in the river within a few minutes. When they dropped jangkar around 35 meters of water, the temperature has dropped to 89 ° fun from 100 ° near several hours earlier. In the depths of their fishing, the water is much more pleasant place for big fish to come together.

Catfish teeth have become big business. My cousins and Ambassador 6500 C3 fish rolls cost several hundred dollars each and that without specific authority addressing ordered.

Add CatMaxx ™ eight-foot rods, 80 pound test line, the leader of steel 20 "long, 10 inch circle hook and weight 4 ounces and you are looking at a very good investment from KAS for a chance to catch catfish rakasa.

The first bite came about eight o'clock. They were in the water for two hours and the night dark, the next group willow flies. group is slightly unusual to Alabama at the end of July, they tend to gather toward the light in June.

The last town willow flies is fulfilled, which is not common in Alabama for berbondong-out crowd in August. Usually it is June, when they become pests. Protect them from their nose, eye and ear is a challenge for the two fishermen.

Tip of the stick is startled when the first attack came. Then the line became taut, sister jerk the stick, hook set and the battle took place. This appears to be only 28 kilograms. He called it a baby when he released the fish back into water.

During the night they arrested four catfish over 20 pounds to 45 kilograms. Big event came when my sister addicted and quarreled with big catfish to the boat. After struggling with the fish, the two people that can get on the board and record the weight, just over 80 kilograms. They could include a soccer ball in his mouth! Indeed, the monster!

After pictures of catfish, they are released to fight again and began to try to eliminate some of the fish mucus patch in almost every inch of the boat, including themselves. Big catfish are in disarray.

Most catfish over 20 pounds are not eaten. Older cats have become more poison will have to absorb. If this is an especially large, the meat can be very dangerous if swallowed. Also, the bigger the fish, the mushier the meat.

Releasing fish is not only much easier than cleaning, such as a rakasa, but also less stress on the fish!

Big Catfish: An angler from London

An angler from London managed to catch catfish in Spain weighing 107.95kg. However, yet to be overcome before this arrest records. Prior to this, the biggest catfish ever caught was in the Mekong River, Thailand, the weight is 293kg in 2005

Superb large catfish

Superb large catfish. 8 feet 2 inches. The weight of him in the 97 kilogram. It was bad when I finished it marries feast. Congratulations to the fathers 56 years of successful on catching catfish. And a half hours to my fight I raise fish. It's great!

Barcelona - A 54-year-old grandmother from Britain and the blind eyes, Sheila Penfold create a record for women when he managed the largest fishing catfish weighs 97 kilograms (kg) in the Spanish newspaper reported The Daily Telegraph yesterday.He is assisted by her husband, Alan, and his son, Arthur fishing, takes 30 minutes struggling to pull on the banks of the Ebro River him fishing near here recently.
Fishing Records Committee Britain confirmed, the arrest was made by the greatest British woman to overcome before this record by Bev Street, 46, who was fishing catfish weighing 32kg.
It is also a record for women's fishing in Spain, but the family was releasing the fish back into the water.

The family who live in Wandsworth, London claimed catfish size 2:48 m long and fishing from the banks of the river on three separate stem rod. - Agencies

Credit: kosmo.com.my

Big Catfish - Sarawak

Wuhaa! It did have a BIG. I was stock for three months shall be. Hee
According to the sending email (pictured), the catfish was caught in Mukah, Sarawak. True or not I, kitorang not sure. But from the pictures, it became evident Durian and the flag is proudly flying a political party. It means it is in Malaysia and maybe it caught at Mukah, Sarawak.

P / s: Drag a photo to a new tab to a larger size.

Big Catfish

Catfish is freshwater fish which many found in ASEAN countries, especially in Malaysia. In some place especially in Selangor, catfish cited as "semilang fish". To persons Perak, just alive semilang fish at sea.

Available catfish in most paddy field, for example in Pahang, in Paya Pahang Tua, Mambang, Ganchong and Paloh Hinai, Pekan. It also often found in Tasik Chini, Paya Bungor or Bera. River cat-fish also inhabit in little stream confluence such as Sungai Lepar in Paloh Hinai to to Jerantut and Kuala Lipis, apart from in Sungai Bera and Sungai Serting.

1. Wood Catfish
2. Flower Catfish
3. Eksotika Catfish
4. Catfish Catfish
5. Kati Eye 's Catfish
6. Russia Catfish
7. Africa Catfish
8. Rapids Catfish
9. Forest Catfish

Livestock fish

Catfish can be preserved in large pool or just in pool. It easy to breed by feed chicken residue, chicken fat and so on. Price one kilo catfish already cleaned fish only RM5.00 Semenyih at market.

In Javanese language and in Indonesia generally, catfish mentioned "fish lele".

Belief
For some place especially in Hilir Perak and Kampung Gajah, Perak, catfish uneaten or less eaten because belief 'ancient' catfish derived from tadpole, namely young frog.

If drowning people in Sungai Perak, body drift and have been decomposed the usually eaten by catfish. They found in that body a few catfish. May be because stories as such, catfish 'less favoured' in Hilir Perak and Kampung Gajah, Perak.

On the other hand in Semenyih, Selangor, catfish be special dish in family feast.

Catfish family

1. Akysidae
2. Amblycipitidae
3. Amphiliidae
4. Ariidae
5. Aspredinidae
6. Astroblepidae
7. Auchenipteridae
8. Bagridae
9. Callichthyidae
10. Cetopsidae
11. Chacidae
12. Clariidae
13. Claroteidae
14. Cranoglanididae
15. Diplomystidae
16. Doradidae
17. Hypophthalmidae
18. Ictaluridae
19. Lacantuniidae
20. Loricariidae
21. Malapteruridae
22. Mochokidae
23. Nematogenyidae
24. Pangasiidae
25. Parakysidae
26. Pimelodidae
27. Plotosidae
28. Schilbeidae
29. Scoloplacidae
30. Siluridae
31. Sisoridae
32. Trichomycteridae