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XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:24 AM
This will be an ongoing thread for me to post all my pictures. Posting them all in one place has been somthing I wanted to do for awhile.

I have been keeping bichirs since my first senegalus in 2003 and was hooked ever since. There are many polys that I would still like to own but probably not going to get anymore anytime soon.

I will be making a series of several large posts over the next couple weeks. They will first be in batches of the same specimen until I get caught up to date. Please forgive me in advance as I am bad at replying to questions... but I will do the best I can.

The first series of images I am posting are of my one and only Weeksii. She was the first non- senegalus poly that I aquired and still one of my favorites.

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:25 AM
more........

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:27 AM
more....

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:28 AM
more.....

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:31 AM
I downloaded them in order of date taken, but they did not post in order :( oh well.

More to come soon.

Next time will be P. Palmas Polli.

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:15 PM
Here is the next batch... P.Palmas Polli.

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:16 PM
more....

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:19 PM
more...

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:21 PM
still more...

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:22 PM
again more....

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 3:26 PM
Ok. Thats all for now.

Next time will be P. Mokelembembe :)

NewFish
03-08-2009, 3:40 PM
Nice Polys! What are you feeding them? They are nice and chubby.

XRAYZ
03-08-2009, 4:58 PM
Nice Polys! What are you feeding them? They are nice and chubby.


thank you!

i feed them what i call bichir chow.
it is a mix of smelt, raw shrimp, and sinking carnivore pellets.
i also give beef heart and night crawlers for treats.

Delhezi222
03-08-2009, 5:08 PM
Cool idea!
The polys look great, and so does the bichir chow. :ROFL:

Cohazard
03-08-2009, 11:17 PM
Very nice specimens! I remember drooling over your pics when I was still fairly new to bichirs.

Hao
03-08-2009, 11:36 PM
VERY NICE =D

Austin
03-09-2009, 12:05 AM
super nice! i feed the exact same but massivore is only weekly and nightcrawlers are random. nice bichir bro!

dbcb314
03-09-2009, 10:54 AM
very healthy looking fish...good sized but not obesed. that p. polli is one of the best i have seen

Stump
03-09-2009, 1:19 PM
Very nice looking bichirs... They all look nice and healthy. Very cool.

XRAYZ
03-09-2009, 4:36 PM
thank you all for the nice comments.
i will have the next update soon.

Jakob
03-09-2009, 5:24 PM
Very nice specimens! I remember drooling over your pics when I was still fairly new to bichirs.
I bet i will say that sometime about your poly's, Serg.

Nice Poly's. Im looking forward to see the Moke!

XRAYZ
03-10-2009, 8:29 PM
Thanks again for the nice replies.

Here is the next update.... p.mokelembembe.

XRAYZ
03-10-2009, 8:31 PM
more..

XRAYZ
03-10-2009, 8:32 PM
even more...

XRAYZ
03-10-2009, 8:33 PM
Next update will be my first P.Delhezi.

Stay tuned :P

XRAYZ
03-17-2009, 2:48 AM
i have 2 delhezi... this is my first one.
i will feature my other one later.

XRAYZ
03-17-2009, 2:49 AM
more....

XRAYZ
03-17-2009, 2:51 AM
and more.........

XRAYZ
03-17-2009, 2:52 AM
still more....

XRAYZ
03-17-2009, 2:56 AM
next update will be coming soon... havent decided if its going to be endlicheri or lapradei.

stay tuned.

falloutdead
03-17-2009, 3:09 AM
The green color on the p.mokelembembe is amazing! Do they generally have that color?

All of them are beautiful, bravo :cheers:

Norbert
03-17-2009, 4:20 AM
Very, very interesting thread, thanks for sharing a great idea...I'm going to put my poly pics in order and start keeping track of the dates any new shots are taken...love this. :clap

XRAYZ
03-20-2009, 4:59 PM
The green color on the p.mokelembembe is amazing! Do they generally have that color?

All of them are beautiful, bravo :cheers:
thank you for the compliment. some have more green than others.
Ricky aka Infblue has one of the greenest mokes i have ever seen.

XRAYZ
03-20-2009, 5:00 PM
Very, very interesting thread, thanks for sharing a great idea...I'm going to put my poly pics in order and start keeping track of the dates any new shots are taken...love this. :clap

thank you and go for it :thumbsup:

Hao
03-20-2009, 5:08 PM
nice pictures

XRAYZ
03-21-2009, 9:53 PM
nice pictures


thank you very much.

XRAYZ
03-21-2009, 9:55 PM
these are same fish in same bucket.
first bucket shot was taken when i first recieved them.
second shot was a year later.......