beachy Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Anyone got any interesting or not to common fish? Keen to see some pics, if yas have got any. Heres a pic of my Polypterus Delhezi, its only a baby at about 5inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgie Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 WOAH!! Nice fish Jason!! Just wish i had something like that to show off. Looks like a cross between your albino birchir and your angelicus synodontis catfish. Thanx for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Is it amphibious..? Looks like it's laying on a pebble beach getting a suntan. Great Pic Beachy,, nice 'n' clear. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 man once again this is making me so want to get me a bichir... they ROCK! *plots to go shopping tommorrow at a certain lfs in auckland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted June 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Thanks guys, they are the coolest fish i have ever kept, heaps of personality. This is what mine should look like once his black bars develop as he gets older Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxy Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Very cool fish! I havent heard of them before, we don't get many exotics down here. What size do they grow to? P.s what sort of camera do you have please beachy, I think I need to invest in one, and that takes great pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 thanks, they get to a size of about 14", i dont have a digi, i borrowed my bros, not too sure on the make sorry. anyone else got some pics they would like to add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 WOW what a fish...14"long...OMG beachy...very nice pic...is it acutally considered a fish...the front looks almost like legs :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Yes definately, The Polypteridae are ancient, snake-like fish whose origins date back to the time of the dinosaurs! All of the present-day Polypterids come from the freshwater rivers and lakes of Africa. They are able to breathe air via a lung-like modification to their swim bladder, and can travel over land using their strong pectoral fins. The are two genera: the genus Erpetoichthys contains only one species - E. calabaricus, known as the Rope or Reed Fish. The other genus contains the Polypterus species hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 can I ask where u got it from? and how much? and what do they eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 I got it from hollywood f/farm, quite expensive $160, i had to order one, they dont get them in to often, will eat almost any meat or fish or bugs, the other day it ate a pea, which i didnt think it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish_dude Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 awesome birchir if only they didn't get so damn big lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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beblondie Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Top pic its looking male too-Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Thanks anne, do you think he will colour up ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 how do u get this fish?? i had this fish in my own country but i dont know how to bring it into nz... i also had a lot of discus at home.. but i dont know how to bring it in to nz also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Hi Andre, try Redwood aquatics they are in christ church, they were very helpfull when i was trying to get hold of some. They supply some of the Ak shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Looking good Jason!! Yours must be lazy, my palmas doesnt sit still long enough for a photo like that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted July 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Thanks David, it is definately not as active as my albino. Its gone through a growth spurt these past few weeks, nearly getting as big as my albino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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