Alex Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Love this fish. So prehistoric looking. 35cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattnshez Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 what a monster nice work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleV Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 nice fish mate ur fish keep getting better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel Rat Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Love this fish. So prehistoric looking. 35cm. Love it nice size has he grown much in the time you have had him. I think he needs a mate to chew on . How about when you look really close at the bony make up of the head talk about prehistoric. That's it I going to try and get some shots of my big girl lol Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 Has grown a fair bit in a short amount of time. From ~20cm - 35cm in about 3months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel Rat Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Has grown a fair bit in a short amount of time. From ~20cm - 35cm in about 3months. What size tank is it in Alex I found that they go thought a spirt of growth and slow then spirt. cya Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 8x3x2.5 plenty of food, plenty of space, plenty of clean water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick069 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 i find they grow extremely fast, mine were 10cm to 40cm in less than 12 months, then i sold them i will see if i can load some pics up soon nick! 8x3x2.5 plenty of food, plenty of space, plenty of clean water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel Rat Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 i find they grow extremely fast, mine were 10cm to 40cm in less than 12 months, then i sold them i will see if i can load some pics up soon nick! 8x3x2.5 plenty of food, plenty of space, plenty of clean water. {plenty of food, plenty of space, plenty of clean water}So true as soon as I got mine in the big tank grow was fast. pics please do why did you sell them who has them now ? Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 Rat - have you seen any of the long fin senegals getting around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel Rat Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Rat - have you seen any of the long fin senegals getting around? Yep there are some over your way now pm sent. I have seen them for sale over here about two months ago out west at Canley vale. Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricyellowz Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Nice fish and pics. It looks so ancient. Keep up the good work!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moldyform Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Excuse my ignorance,but what is the name and type of this fish in the first post? Is it a fish?? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 Excuse my ignorance,but what is the name and type of this fish in the first post? Is it a fish?? Cheers It is indeed a fish. Polypterus endlicheri, grow to roughly 75cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyr Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 nice fish mate and good pic's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick069 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 they grew too fast, i didnt have the room, i let them go for $400 each, to a freind. One has since died. It was found dead with a bristlnose stuck in his mouth. It tried to eat a BN, BN got stuck, endie couldnt spit it back out, and since endies go up the surface for air, the fish simply drowned, shame to see it go really, but oh well nick! nice fish mate and good pic's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONSTAF1SH Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 they grew too fast, i didnt have the room, i let them go for $400 each, to a freind. One has since died. It was found dead with a bristlnose stuck in his mouth. It tried to eat a BN, BN got stuck, endie couldnt spit it back out, and since endies go up the surface for air, the fish simply drowned, shame to see it go really, but oh well nick! I almost lost mine the same way it had an oscar stuck in its throat i watched it for awhile struggling to spit it out then i realised it wasn't coming out so i looked aroud the shed for pliers when i got back my endli was almost belly up! I ripped him out and pulled the sucker out of its throat and it came back, just in the nick of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moldyform Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 If this fish/snake eats oscars then what on earth do you feed them? Sliced Tuna? They look an awsome fish, but i expect they dont often come up in the LFS or eithen on ACE. Where are they from? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleV Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 they live in the water and u can buy some on ace i think tunnel rat had an eoi post about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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