June 3, 200521 yr comment_51904 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 Report
June 3, 200521 yr comment_51907 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 Report
June 3, 200521 yr comment_51909 Is it amphibious..? Looks like it's laying on a pebble beach getting a suntan. Great Pic Beachy,, nice 'n' clear. Bill. Report
June 3, 200521 yr comment_51917 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 Report
June 3, 200521 yr Author comment_51923 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 Report
June 3, 200521 yr comment_51932 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 Report
June 4, 200521 yr Author comment_51940 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? Report
June 4, 200521 yr comment_51949 WOW what a fish...14"long...OMG beachy...very nice pic...is it acutally considered a fish...the front looks almost like legs :-? Report
June 4, 200521 yr Author comment_51950 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. Report
June 4, 200521 yr comment_51951 can I ask where u got it from? and how much? and what do they eat? Report
June 4, 200521 yr Author comment_51953 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. Report
June 25, 200521 yr comment_54505 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. Report
June 25, 200521 yr Author comment_54514 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. Report
June 30, 200521 yr comment_55130 Looking good Jason!! Yours must be lazy, my palmas doesnt sit still long enough for a photo like that!! Report
July 1, 200521 yr Author comment_55186 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 Report
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