Active Bichir

[unknownuza13]

Right now I only have a sengal and Ornate. The senegal is very active while the ornate hides most of the time. Which seems like typical behavior for each. Are any of the other species more active and less shy.. Mainly I want to know if delhezi or endli are active and closer to the senegal in behavior than the ornate. I know it depends on the fish etc.. but the typical.. Thanks..

[beblondie]

Activity wise top 3 active are
P.senegalus
P.p.polli
P.delhezi


P.ornatipinnis in general are more nocturnal-Anne

[unknownuza13]

thanks a lot anne.. gonna pick up a delhezii

[iheartfishies]

Get one from Anthony!
4 inchers!:)

Thanks a bunch Anne! You know all! :hearts:

[cenecker]

My senegals run around like they are on crack all day...and night.

[Chad55]

Same here I have two senegal bichirs at about 4 inches and they are about the most active fish I have.

[DRaGoNoVA]

get a patterned delz they look good....an endi isnt bad isnt but it is usually more aggressive and grows larger than the other species

[beblondie]

Actually I love delhezis and think they are one of if not the most attractive of the polypterids just my opinion -Anne

[unknownuza13]

The delhezi will be ordered in 2 hours... Thanks for everybody's input....

[WckedMidas]

ive got palmas, senegalis , ornate, and lapradie. Sene and palmas most active then lapradie then my ornate.

[AlaskaJammin]

Yeah I have a buttikoferi and he hides all the time. I found my endlicheri is much more active than my delhezi though. Of course my albino senegalus is the most active of all, and man does he eat and eat and eat. Given a choice id go for a endi over a delhezi any day, and if you can get a gold dust go for it. The buttioferi are great looking, even if they are kinda shy.

[stchris]

:) strange ... i've got a hyperactive ornate that almost as active as my palmas polli. my delhezis are also pretty active probably because i keep the tank dimly lit at all times.

[zhuangsw]

do you guys have short body albino senegal over in the states? if so, buy them. they are really cute and wont grow up... cool creatures.

[zhuangsw]

here, check the pics i posted in this thread.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=51541#post51541

[PhullTank57]

Listing from most active to least active... from own experiences w/ polypterus. :)

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1.) senegalus

2.) delhezi, polli, retropinnis

3.) endlicheri, congicus, weeksii

4.) ornate, lapradie

[zhuangsw]

cool pics, thanks for sharing, is that a stingray in the 2nd pic? what breed is it?

[SKYLINE_WJ]

:) nice bichir there

[DRaGoNoVA]

very nice but looks abit crowded there

[FlammingWoodChuck]

My sneagul bichir was very active. then i moved the big plastic plant and all he did was hide :swear: but last sunday i put the plant back and now he is out in the day again just swimming all day long like b4 so if any wants a swimming bichir u might wana try some fake plants that go to the top

[Just1nK4ng]

Right now I only have a sengal and Ornate. The senegal is very active while the ornate hides most of the time. Which seems like typical behavior for each. Are any of the other species more active and less shy.. Mainly I want to know if delhezi or endli are active and closer to the senegal in behavior than the ornate. I know it depends on the fish etc.. but the typical.. Thanks..

senegalus bicher is the most active out of all the bichers it likes to swim around :woot: