Polypterus Endlicheri Endlicheri

[jibran_shariff]

these are the most active Polypterus, i have kept

[Abhishek]

Jibran, do you have any shots which shows their head?

[maaz]

nice clicks..

[ishaan]

Are these fishes to be kept alone or the can have some tank mates

[Abhishek]

Are these fishes to be kept alone or the can have some tank mates

Only those tank mates which it cant gobble up

[ishaan]

Are these fishes to be kept alone or the can have some tank mates

Only those tank mates which it cant gobble up

ok is it a native indian fish

[nishant]

nice clicks ... can u upload some pics that shows the top view

[Abhishek]

ok is it a native indian fish

No, for more reference you can read-
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.ph ... eri&id=246

[jibran_shariff]

Jibran, do you have any shots which shows their head?

nope i was more focussed with shots that show them swimming

nice clicks..

thank you

Only those tank mates which it cant gobble up

sometimes, they do try on fish that are bigger than them and then choke and die

nice clicks ... can u upload some pics that shows the top view

thank you
nope i didn't get any such, may be next time, i might

No, for more reference you can read-
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.ph ... eri&id=246

ok lemme give a brief description

Are these fishes to be kept alone or the can have some tank mates

ok is it a native indian fish

These are fish which are termed as primitive fish, that is, these have not evolved from a long time, almost as long as the era of the dinosaurs, hence primitive fish
these are found in africa, all polypterus are from the continent of africa and mostly around the tributaries of Nile
these polypterus are upper jawed, unlike many other lower jawed species
these are among the larger growing polypterus, these are supposed to top at 35-36" in wild, in aquaria, with good food and living conditions am hoping for at least a modest 32" or so, but that will take a life time

i got them at the size of 4"+, almost an year ago
and during that time these have grown quite consistently, and are at a good size of 10 - 11"
they are not very finicky about food, will accept anything once they are settled in ur tank, unlike most of the other polypterus they are very active and will keep dancing in front of the tank grabbing attention

the water requirements are quite simple, keep good quality water, keep some amount of current, theres no particular type of substrate, just don't use anything that these might swallow aong with food, sand usually causes compaction in fish which are aggressive feeders

these fish are predatory, and opportunists, so even if ur fish has lived with smaller tank mates for years, theres always that point where ur little fish is disappeared and ur polypterus is a tad fat.


Enjoy Fishkeeping

[ishaan]

Are these fishes to be kept alone or the can have some tank mates

ok is it a native indian fish

These are fish which are termed as primitive fish, that is, these have not evolved from a long time, almost as long as the era of the dinosaurs, hence primitive fish
these are found in africa, all polypterus are from the continent of africa and mostly around the tributaries of Nile
these polypterus are upper jawed, unlike many other lower jawed species
these are among the larger growing polypterus, these are supposed to top at 35-36" in wild, in aquaria, with good food and living conditions am hoping for at least a modest 32" or so, but that will take a life time

i got them at the size of 4"+, almost an year ago
and during that time these have grown quite consistently, and are at a good size of 10 - 11"
they are not very finicky about food, will accept anything once they are settled in ur tank, unlike most of the other polypterus they are very active and will keep dancing in front of the tank grabbing attention

the water requirements are quite simple, keep good quality water, keep some amount of current, theres no particular type of substrate, just don't use anything that these might swallow aong with food, sand usually causes compaction in fish which are aggressive feeders

these fish are predatory, and opportunists, so even if ur fish has lived with smaller tank mates for years, theres always that point where ur little fish is disappeared and ur polypterus is a tad fat.


Enjoy Fishkeeping

ok is it a native indian fish

No, for more reference you can read-
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.ph ... eri&id=246

thanks