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	Polypterus, bichirs.
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	I was wundering for a moment how many people on this site have polypterus. If you do post here. And feel free to post what kind of bichir and any extra info you would like to share. If you've had a bichir feel free to post here as well.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Got lots, babeeee! 14 Polypterus senegalus senegalus (Senegal bichir) 2 Polypterus senegalus senegalus (albino) 10 Polypterus ornatipinnis (ornate bichir) 5 Polypterus palmas polli (marbled bichir) 2 Polypterus palmas buettikoferi 4 Polypterus delhezi (armoured bichir) 4 Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri (saddled bichir) 4 Polypterus bichir lapradei 2 Polypterus endlicheri congicus (Congo bichir) 2 Polypterus retropinnis retropinnis 1 Polypterus retropinnis lowei (Lowe's bichir) 6 Erpetoichthys calibaricus (ropefish/reedfish)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	Thank you toirtis for your long list. I myself doesnt have 12000 bichirs I only have one. A plain ol polypterus senegalus senegalus.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
smantzer Big Fish Posts: 378 Kudos: 347 Votes: 10 Registered: 02-Nov-2004	Wooow! I wish I were you, Toirtis! I just have one senegal
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
TIGER9 Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 174 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Feb-2003	same here, 1 juvi. senegalus bichir. and just as a side-note..... GOOD GOD TOIRTIS, thats a whooooollle lot o' bichirs.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
azmentl Hobbyist Posts: 61 Kudos: 55 Votes: 11 Registered: 14-Dec-2004	No joke. Now I know why everyone defers to Tortios on the bichir problems. Glad I never pipe up. My 1 polypterus endlicheris is still a babe - have had him about 3 months - and I just saw him eat 2 earthworms for the first time! (Used to feed him live fishies) Bows to Tortois, the Bichir God
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Heh...and to think that I just added another pair of albino senegals (at $11 each, I couldn't turn them down).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Darthannihl8or Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 140 Votes: 20 Registered: 27-Apr-2003	You guys in america and Canada have no idea how lucky you are. A shop that I go to sells albine brchirs for $1500 and regular birchirs for $400. I'm so jealous, our import laws are too strict on too many fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I have often mused about moving to Aus and breeding bichirs for a living.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	NICE, I've been looking for my first albino senegalus but no luck so far I would give a fair price just no lfs ive seen has them. Though i do have a store that has senegalus regularly. ==fish1
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
smantzer Big Fish Posts: 378 Kudos: 347 Votes: 10 Registered: 02-Nov-2004	My petsmart is now regularly selling senegal bichirs as 'dinosaur eels"... Aaah, toirtis! Those albino senegals, as babies, are so precious... I wish I could find such a good deal on them! And, Australia sounds like a great money-making plan...heh heh.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	I have 6 bichirs... Polypterus senegalus Polypterus senegalus 'albino' Polypterus ornatipinnis Polypterus delhezi Polypterus palmas polli Polypterus palmas buttikoferi The 2 senegals are around 6" and the rest are around 8" and very thick.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	My petsmart is now regularly selling senegal bichirs as 'dinosaur eels"... Yes, my petsmart sells them as dinosaur eels for 5.99 and another store sells them as polypeterus senegalus for 18.99 same size not so sure why the other store is so expensive mabe petsmart doesnt know something the other store knows. And also keep in mind that they are not true eels. But often go called as eels cause of there "eel like" apperance. ==fish1
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18


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