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Looks like skin or gill flukes.Hakari rpazi pro,Jungle labs parasite guard should clear it up.Just follow the directions on the package-Anne

With out knowing more i'd say it had developed a bacterial infection o some kind-Anne

Relax they are fine-Anne

and they should grow to 10-12 inches as adults

Hi Scott, 20 gallon isn't big enough for a single senegal you need a minimum of a 30 gallon tank (no tankmates).As for the substrate yes sand or fine crushed garvel generally are best.Bichirs like most fish are suction feeders sometimes ingesting gravel as well as food stuffs,sand passes thru...

Rwaltman:Polypterids are the sole survivors of the Order Polypteriformes whose distribution included Africa and South America and can be dated back at least 100 million years in the fossil record. They are among the most primitive of the ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) the dominant group of...

Thank you HN1.rockgoblin please feel free to ask any questions you have about these fish-Anne

FEEDING & NUTRITION Now that you have a bichir what does it eat? In their natural habitat bichirs normally eat small fish,various insect larvae and invertabrates.Bichirs are generaly non agressive ambush predators but also oppurtunistic scavengers.Objects to big to be consumed whole are often...

Water chemistry In their natural occuring range West and Central African rivers,lakes and swamps bichirs are found in water conditions varying in pH values between 6.5 to almost 9.0. And water hardness varying between2dH to almost 20dH. And tempuratures ranging from mid 70'sF to mid 80'sF with a...

anything in paticular you'd like to know?

REHOBOTH AQUATICS He is the best bichir provider there is specializing in wild caught specimens which a P.p.palmas would be since they are not captive bred as yet-Anne

bichirs

cteno=teeno poma= po ma teeno po ma near as i can figure

All polypterids are freshwater fish.While they may be found in rivers near estuaries they inhabit fully freshwater areas. thereare species found in Lake Tanganyika which is hard alkaline water they species involved are found in swampy areas where freshawter rivers empty into the lake but they do...

Getting them to hand feed is simply a matter of patience on your part,First get them used to your hand,second place the food between finger and thumb and let them come to you they'll soon associate food with your hand. the downside to this is everytime your hand is in the tank they'll be right...