Polypterus bichir lapradei - I'm good.....I'm bad.....I'm... - Aquarium Advice

Fruitbat · 06-29-2005, 10:09 PM

This is a shot of the 'business end' of my new (bought it today) "Guinea" variant of Polypterus bichir lapradei. The fish is about 11 inches long and is happily exploring his new home.

More full-body shots later.

-Joe

lmw80 · 06-29-2005, 10:22 PM

that's a wonderful shot!! congrats!

Blazeherd2306 · 06-29-2005, 10:24 PM

great shot!

**Fluff** · 06-29-2005, 10:38 PM

Wow! He's really cool. Congrats!!

gheitman · 06-29-2005, 10:41 PM

What size tank is it in and how big do they get?

Fruitbat · 06-29-2005, 11:03 PM

Thanks for the comments.

gheitman...

They get to a maximum of about 74.0cm (28.9 inches). He's currently in a 100 gallon tank.

-Joe

06-29-2005, 10:09 PM	#1
Fruitbat Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Garland,Texas Posts: 1,818 Images: 30	Polypterus bichir lapradei - I'm good.....I'm bad.....I'm... This is a shot of the 'business end' of my new (bought it today) "Guinea" variant of Polypterus bichir lapradei. The fish is about 11 inches long and is happily exploring his new home. More full-body shots later. -Joe __________________ Loaches: Botia almorhae, B. kubotai, B. striata, Noemacheilus triangularis, Schistura sp.aff.nicholsi, S. vinciguerre, Sinibotia robusta, Vaillantella maassi Bichirs: Polypterus senegalus, P. senegalus (albino), P. delhezi, P. sp. 'Congo', P. palmas polli, P.weeksii, P. ornatipinnis, P. palmas buettikoferi, P. retropinnis, P. endlicheri congicus, Polypterus bichir lapradei, P. palmas palmas, Erpetoichthys calabaricus Anabantids: Ctenopoma acutirostre, Ct. ocellatum, Ct. oxyrhynchum, Ct. kingsleyae, Microctenopoma ansorgii, Mct. fasciolatum, Trichogaster trichopterus, Belontia signata, B. hasselti, Anabas testudineus, Macropodus opercularis, Betta splendens Catfish: Dekeyseria sp. (L-052)Sturiosoma panamense, Hypancistrus inspector (L-201), Synodontis eupterus, Synodontis nigrita, Synodontis brichardi, Synodontis soloni, Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Barbs/Rasboras: Capoeta tetrazona, Rasbora borapetensis, Labeo cyclorhynchus Tetras: Phenacogrammus interruptus Other: Xenomystus nigri, Papyrocranus afer, Pantodon buchholzi, Oxymormyrus boulengeri, Protopterus annectens andPhractolaemus ansorgei

06-29-2005, 10:22 PM	#2
lmw80 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol, Pa Posts: 4,805 Images: 40	that's a wonderful shot!! congrats! __________________ -Lori Join the Eastern PA/Greater Philadelphia Forum! Click here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/groupcp.php?g=7825 Aquariums are like jello - there's always room for more.

06-29-2005, 10:38 PM	#4
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,142 Images: 29	Wow! He's really cool. Congrats!! __________________ ~Cindy

06-29-2005, 10:41 PM	#5
gheitman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 1,199 Images: 4	What size tank is it in and how big do they get? __________________ Gene Heitman - 10 tanks, 178 gallons, 20+ species of fish/shrimp/snails, 52+ species of plants ... 8 years ago I just wanted 1 tank with some fish - what was I thinking

06-29-2005, 11:03 PM	#6
Fruitbat Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Garland,Texas Posts: 1,818 Images: 30	Thanks for the comments. gheitman... They get to a maximum of about 74.0cm (28.9 inches). He's currently in a 100 gallon tank. -Joe __________________ Loaches: Botia almorhae, B. kubotai, B. striata, Noemacheilus triangularis, Schistura sp.aff.nicholsi, S. vinciguerre, Sinibotia robusta, Vaillantella maassi Bichirs: Polypterus senegalus, P. senegalus (albino), P. delhezi, P. sp. 'Congo', P. palmas polli, P.weeksii, P. ornatipinnis, P. palmas buettikoferi, P. retropinnis, P. endlicheri congicus, Polypterus bichir lapradei, P. palmas palmas, Erpetoichthys calabaricus Anabantids: Ctenopoma acutirostre, Ct. ocellatum, Ct. oxyrhynchum, Ct. kingsleyae, Microctenopoma ansorgii, Mct. fasciolatum, Trichogaster trichopterus, Belontia signata, B. hasselti, Anabas testudineus, Macropodus opercularis, Betta splendens Catfish: Dekeyseria sp. (L-052)Sturiosoma panamense, Hypancistrus inspector (L-201), Synodontis eupterus, Synodontis nigrita, Synodontis brichardi, Synodontis soloni, Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Barbs/Rasboras: Capoeta tetrazona, Rasbora borapetensis, Labeo cyclorhynchus Tetras: Phenacogrammus interruptus Other: Xenomystus nigri, Papyrocranus afer, Pantodon buchholzi, Oxymormyrus boulengeri, Protopterus annectens andPhractolaemus ansorgei

06-29-2005, 10:24 PM	#3
Blazeherd2306 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,723 Images: 5	great shot!

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