beblondie

red eyes its a lil albino senegal

In simple genetic crosses, as described by Gregor Mendel (the Father of Genetics), each characteristic (trait) is controlled by a pair of genes. An individual inherits one of each gene from each parent. Genes can be either dominant or recessive. A dominant gene will always mask (suppress) a recessive gene. If both of the genes for a trait are the same, the individual is said to be homozygous for that trait. If the pair of genes for a trait are different, the individual is said to be heterozygous for that trait. In our example of albinism in bichirs, let's suppose that the dominant gene is the one for 'normal' color. We'll let the letter A stand for this gene. The recessive gene for albinism will be represented by the letter a. The following combinations are possible: A A : an individual with this combination is said to be homozygous, dominant. This will be a normal-colored fish. A a : an individual with this combination is said to be heterozygous because the two genes are different. This will also be a normal-colored fish because the dominant 'normal' gene masks the recessive 'albino' gene. a a : an individual with this combination is said to be homozygous, recessive. This is the only combination that can give an albino fish. Now....let's look at some possible crosses: In our first test cross, let's cross a normal-colored, homozygous dominant (A A) fish with an albino, homozygous recessive (a a) fish. A A X a a (remember that each parent only contributes ONE of each gene pair to the offspring) The box below (called a Punnett Square) shows the possible gene combinations for the babies from this cross. The two A at the top represent the genes from the first parent. The two a on the left side of the square represent the genes from the second parent. The four combinations inside the square represent the possible combinations that the babies COULD get. You can see that ALL of the babies from this cross are A a, or heterozygous. They will ALL be normally colored. Now....say we raised the babies to adulthood and then mated two of them together. Since both are heterozygous (A a) the cross would be: A a X A a The Punnett Square below shows the possible genetic combinations for the babies from this cross. You can see that there is a 1-in-4 chance that a baby will be homozygous, dominant (A A) which will be a normally-colored fish. There is a 2-in-4 chance that a baby will be heterozygous (A a) which will also produce a normally-colored fish. There is a 1-in-4 chance that a baby will be homozygous, recessive (a a) and THIS baby will be an albino, even though neither of the parents were! You should now be able to figure out that if you cross two homozygous dominant fish (both A A) then ALL of the babies will be just like the parents for this trait. Also, if you cross two homozygous, recessive albino fish (both a a) then ALL of the babies will be albinos. Now that you are an expert at simple genetic crosses, I need to remind you that not all characteristics are controlled in such a simple manner. Some traits are controlled by more than one gene pair. Some genes exhibit incomplete dominance, where the dominant gene does not COMPLETELY mask the recessive one. There are many other things to take into consideration when looking at how genes work to control traits. However, most cases of albinism SEEM to be controlled by simple crosses like the ones in this example. If albinism in bichirs follows the usual then this information will hold true for those of you who would like to breed albino bichirs of your very own.

Platinum senegals are white with black eyes,Albinos are pinkish white with red eyes-Anne

LABYRINTH FISHES Ctenopoma .acutirostre-Ctenopoma acutirostre Ctenopoma oxyrhynchus-Ctenopoma oxyrhynchus Ctenopoma kingsleyae-Ctenopoma kingsleyae MISC> Elephantnose-Gnathonemus petersii African butterfly-Pantondon bucholzi African Knifefish-Xenomystus nigri CHARACINS Silver dollar-Metynnis argenteus Distichodus notospilus-Distichodus notospilus Congo tetra-Phenacogrammus interruptus Black-Barred Myleus-Myleus schomburgki Filament tetra-Bryconaethiop microstoma-Anne

theres the old soda bottle trick to feed reedfish too Hans watch for the female to look gravid she'll look slightly swollen in front of her anal fin.Then do a large water change with slightly cooler water-Anne

''Didnt even know beblondie was on here'' Just spreading bichir goodness worldwide lol-Anne

''I thought about training him to hand feed too but the idea of being bitten once he's big puts me off a bit '' its more of a suprise, bichirs actually have a very weak bite force think of it being a good pinch. Your local market can be a great source of foods check the seafood section of the freezer You can use just about any foods you find there including mussels shrimp most fish filets (avoid salmon i think its to oily) Available at the butcher counter or they should be able to order it for you beefheart and yes chicken gizzards to prepare the above cut it into strips and remove any fat you can find fish do not digest mammialian fat well-Anne

''is the anal fin size an indication of their sex in these guys'' Yes the anal fin is the best way to sex them.The males anal fin is aprox. twice as wide as the females and much more muscular-Anne

Yes albinos tend to grow slower and also tend to stay slighty smaller than ordinary sensgals-Anne

widebar datnoid- Datnioides pulcher 16'' Thinbar datnoid- Datnioides undecimradiatus 16'' Indonesian datnoid-Coius microlepis 18''

My sympathisemgo out to his wife Rose and their family.He will be greatly missed by many people-Anne

For a week they will be fine feed them normally do a water change have a nice trip come home feed and a waterchange -Anne

Its pretty basic and leaves out some information that could be helpful-Anne

CDM takes great pics

From the picture its looking like a male.Sexing dimorphism is fairly evident the males anal fin is approx twice as wide as the females and more muscular.during mating the male cups the anal fin catching the eggs as the female releases them He then fertilzies them-Anne I pass thru here everyday lol

The following are farm rasied currently Polypterus senegalus Polypterus senegalus albino Polypterus senegalus longfin Polypterus ornatipinnis Polypterus palmas polli Polypterus delhezi Polypterus endlicheri enclicheri-Anne

I've heard of other loach species being used for food but not clown loaches, could you give the book titles or where you got this information from?-Anne

Yes they are captive bred Also being farmed are P.endlicheri P.palmas polli P.delhezi P.ornatipinnis and I have heard P.lapradei are also being farmed-Anne

Senegals retail for $6.00 US albino senegals $15-20 US-Anne

WHY BICHIR? When Europeans (French) discovered the genus Polypterus in 1809 it had already been known along the Nile since the time of the pharoahs. The local peoples referred to them as bichirs (unknown pronunciation and spelling). While unable to come up with an exact meaning for the word it was most likely a descriptive term (''whip'' has been suggested) for this type of fish. The French most likely pronounced it as phonetically as possible to the orginal native word and came up with bee-sheer as a pronunciation and spelled 'bichir'. Since this would be the name of these fish for several years until they were scientifically described and put into the proper family it became an accepted common name. However the correct English pronunciation is up for grabs. Several dictionaries all have their own pronunciation including the below: bee cher beech er biker bitcher bi cher Also known by the common name lobed fin pike The name Polypterus : poly=many + pterus=fins and is pronounced po-lyp'-terus.

Beachy like any senegal it will be between 10-12 inches the only difference is the lack of pignemtation-Anne

here ya go http://www.mongabay.com/fish/biotope.htm

Mystic you're welcome Alan you want him? I'll send him lol

Medication Bichirs in general are a hardy fish however if you need to treat a tank with bichirs in it, some medications are not tolerated well ,particulary copper based medications,such as malachite green, victoria green, methyline blue, and formalin based Heres a list of medications and dosages. formalin based medication 1/2 directed dose methyline blue 1/2 directed dose malachite green 1/2 directed dose parasite guard 3/4 directed dose metronidazole full diercted dose maracyn-2 full directed dose maracyn full directed dose kanacyn full directed dose melafix full directed dose pimafix full directed dose aquarisol 1/2-2/3 directed dose quickcure 1/2-2/3 directed dose neo-sporin or poly-sporin as topical antiseptic As with any medication watch for any signs of istress.-Anne

I have never seen a juvi shortbody,I know they breed them in Japan(endlicheri) I have heard of short body senegals too-Anne But they are the only two species that have bred consistently I know there is work going on to spawn other species in captivity.