View Full Version : My Baby SAL!!
jeffthefish
03-17-2008, 3:10 PM
I got this guy last Sunday. I actually thought he was an African. The store didn't know, they just knew he was "more special" than their other lungfish.
http://jeffthefish.com/wp-content/2008/03/steven.jpg
Right now he's in a ten gallon. I put him in my 29, but it was so big compared to him, and so deep, that I worried about him reaching the surface easily enough. When he gets big enough, I will move him to the 29, and then to the 100, or maybe straight to the 100. And after that, he will get as big a tank as he needs!
I love him very much. His name is Steven.
Weylin
03-17-2008, 3:15 PM
Beautiful.. More side pics ?
And how big is he ?
jeffthefish
03-17-2008, 3:18 PM
He's really small, maybe 4 inches at the most. I don't have any side pics yet, b/c his tank was in a dark corner of the house and it didn't have its own light. But it has one now, so I'm going to try to get more and better pics of him.
benzjamin13
03-17-2008, 3:24 PM
Wow...I think that's the smallest lung fish I've seen so far. Cool!
jeffthefish
03-17-2008, 3:41 PM
Wow...I think that's the smallest lung fish I've seen so far. Cool!
Me too! I feel really lucky. I went to this place to trade in my electric catfish, and they just happened to have this guy. They NEVER have baby lungfish. Plus, I basically got him for free b/c of the trade in.
Incidentally, I'm using him as a conversation starter to teach my friends and family about evolution.
Me too! I feel really lucky. I went to this place to trade in my electric catfish, and they just happened to have this guy. They NEVER have baby lungfish. Plus, I basically got him for free b/c of the trade in.
Incidentally, I'm using him as a conversation starter to teach my friends and family about evolution.
Hopefully you don't have a bunch of creationist friends, or your efforts will probably be useless.
deangelo
03-18-2008, 4:07 AM
very nice i love its yellow spots :)
KenyanSandBoa
03-18-2008, 9:44 AM
Very nice.
He's so little...by far the smallest I've seen.
jeffthefish
03-18-2008, 10:26 AM
Hopefully you don't have a bunch of creationist friends, or your efforts will probably be useless.
I actually do have one, but she's slowly coming around. I'm constantly spouting some random fact about evolution. It's my football. The things I say make sense to her. It's amazing to see the change. I too, used to be a creationist, so I do think it's worth it to try to reach (some) people.
Anyway, here are two new pictures, as requested. In the second one you can see a Philodendron leaf that's fallen behind the aquarium, for scale.
http://jeffthefish.com/wp-content/2008/03/steven001_big.jpg
http://jeffthefish.com/wp-content/2008/03/steven002_big.jpg
Bogwoodbruce
03-18-2008, 11:48 AM
Very nice rmeminds me of my old SAL, R.I.P.
SimonL
03-18-2008, 1:54 PM
One of my absolute favorite fish. Unlike the Africans, you can keep them with anything! Even my big guy (3') won't touch small fish. Plus, they require comparatively little space for such a big fish.
Congrats, looks good!
Fly River
03-18-2008, 1:59 PM
They look awesome as babies but when they get older they turn gray. Over all, nice pick up. Before you know it, it will eat out of your hands.:headbang2