View Full Version : 9 Platinum Bichirs! PIX
neoprodigy
05-06-2005, 11:37 PM
not 1 not 3 but 9 Platinum Senegal Bichir (Polypterus senegalus) all in one tank!
call me crazy... call me nuts.... call me MONSTER FISH KEEPER!
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=529/medium/DSC02578.JPG
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=529/medium/DSC02595.JPG
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=529/medium/DSC02594.JPG
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=529/medium/DSC02579.JPG
piranha45
05-06-2005, 11:37 PM
about how big are they all right now?
redtailfool
05-06-2005, 11:40 PM
Nice Li!! They are thickkk
rayman45
05-06-2005, 11:42 PM
way to start a breeding project
any pics of those tubs for me?
WckedMidas
05-06-2005, 11:44 PM
nice when you gonna gimmi one lol.
neoprodigy
05-07-2005, 12:13 AM
4~6"
RockyGoldy
05-07-2005, 12:46 AM
Nice collection! imagine a tank of platinum silver, gar and these guys!! with black tank bkground...
:headbang2
Gamble
05-07-2005, 1:48 AM
:omg: ooooohhhhhhhhhhh...gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :omg:
Dude, how much did you pay for each??
holy crap, those are your personal fish??
NICE!
Gamble
05-07-2005, 5:29 AM
Now I cant wait to land my hands on one of these babies.. :evil_lol:
I wonder if Endys come in like that..
neoprodigy
05-07-2005, 8:28 AM
Now I cant wait to land my hands on one of these babies.. :evil_lol:
I wonder if Endys come in like that..
they do......
very awesome!!!! :hearts:
rayman45
05-07-2005, 9:50 AM
good luck with them
PhullTank57
05-07-2005, 4:01 PM
Nice collection! imagine a tank of platinum silver, gar and these guys!! with black tank bkground...
That would be a stunning sight to see! :thumbsup:
Throw a Raiders helmet in the middle for a centerpiece decoration... and your set!! :( NOT!! :p
iheartfishies
05-07-2005, 4:21 PM
ummmmmmmmmmm.....
AWESOME.
I wanna see them.
I want one!
are bichirs easy to breed?
froggyman
05-07-2005, 8:19 PM
Nice collection! imagine a tank of platinum silver, gar and these guys!! with black tank bkground...
:headbang2
that would look so awsome
:omg: ooooohhhhhhhhhhh...gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :omg:
Dude, how much did you pay for each??
Ditto
Steve_89
05-08-2005, 1:05 AM
Sweet. Have fun with them!!
RockyGoldy
05-08-2005, 1:15 AM
That would be a stunning sight to see! :thumbsup:
Throw a Raiders helmet in the middle for a centerpiece decoration... and your set!! :( NOT!! :p
Raiders helmet??? no no no...if thats the centerpiece..u wont get to see the Bichirs anymore!! they would all be hiding in the helmet!!! :screwy:
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 1:32 AM
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/DSC02619.JPG
RockyGoldy
05-08-2005, 1:35 AM
Wonder if they will turn darker in a dark environment tank?
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 1:47 AM
Wonder if they will turn darker in a dark environment tank?
currently the setup that they are in has no light... :idea:
RockyGoldy
05-08-2005, 1:50 AM
currently the setup that they are in has no light... :idea:
If the color stays on even in the dark....congrats..you have urself true authentic platinums.. :naughty:
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 1:53 AM
i keep these guys for few month now... they only thing is that they grow so so slow!
RockyGoldy
05-08-2005, 1:58 AM
i keep these guys for few month now... they only thing is that they grow so so slow!
What are u feedin them?
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 10:45 AM
pellets, live black worms, beefheart and fish fillet
piranha45
05-08-2005, 10:53 AM
are these bichirs sexually mature? any signs of mating possibility yet?
RockyGoldy
05-08-2005, 12:27 PM
pellets, live black worms, beefheart and fish fillet
beefheart...you must be havin a really strong filtration goin there... :grinyes:
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 5:01 PM
are these bichirs sexually mature? any signs of mating possibility yet?
they cant be sex yet... another year will tell...
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 5:02 PM
beefheart...you must be havin a really strong filtration goin there... :grinyes:
all my setup are 24/7 new water dripping....
so u have 3000+ dollars of fish and no light?
WckedMidas
05-08-2005, 5:10 PM
beefhart aint bad its the suppermix that will leave harmfull traces. Due to it falling apart apon being eatin. Other wise if you have bare bottom tank beefhart a snap
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 5:40 PM
so u have 3000+ dollars of fish and no light?
hahaha... that is not all........ they are in a $10 rubbermaid tub!
iheartfishies
05-08-2005, 5:41 PM
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Are you gonna sell them or what?!
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 5:44 PM
nah... i going to breed them...
really
if u breed um il get 1 , how bout 10 bux?Lol
iheartfishies
05-08-2005, 5:46 PM
F U. :(
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 5:48 PM
really
if u breed um il get 1 , how bout 10 bux?Lol
:screwy: :screwy: :screwy: :screwy:
neoprodigy
05-08-2005, 5:50 PM
F U. :(
:lol:
iheartfishies
05-08-2005, 5:55 PM
:lol:
:swear: :swear: :swear:
pufferking
05-08-2005, 7:50 PM
they are sick i want some now
btw i heart fishes wats ur first name
is it tantalizing?
iheartfishies
05-08-2005, 10:14 PM
Angela is not at all.
Quite average.
I suck.
piranha45
05-09-2005, 12:28 AM
and very good at that, from the perspective of ur oversized parakeet anyway
aapl76
05-09-2005, 12:32 PM
really an eye opening for me....hope to find some in Singapore....hopefully it would cost me a bomb.... :)
iheartfishies
05-09-2005, 3:56 PM
and very good at that, from the perspective of ur oversized parakeet anyway
I hope you're talking to someone ELSE. :swear:
SharkLover
05-09-2005, 5:24 PM
ooh cute and pretty!! :D
piranha45
05-10-2005, 1:42 AM
I hope you're talking to someone ELSE. :swear:
hey dont fret about it, im sure hes still capable of providing some good buffalo wings :woot:
freeform
05-11-2005, 2:08 AM
COOL !!! do they platinum endy's ???
ssmredman
05-28-2005, 1:34 PM
go here and you can order 6 diffrent species my favorite is the ornate and the weeksii . i ordered 1 of each 6 species to go in my new 250 galoon tank. :welcome:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=2241
rayman45
05-28-2005, 1:35 PM
can we get pic of you 250 galoon tank
go here and you can order 6 diffrent species my favorite is the ornate and the weeksii . i ordered 1 of each 6 species to go in my new 250 galoon tank. :welcome:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=2241
Haha, go here and you can order ALL of them (if they're in stock)!
http://www.rehobothaquatics.com/index2.html
redtailfool
05-28-2005, 3:58 PM
Neo, try buying guppies.. ( not the fancy ones ) buy a lot and just put them in the
tank along with some floating plants.. if youre lucky maybe theyll breed in there and provide a continous food source for the plats. You know how fast fish grow when fed with live fish...
piranha45
05-28-2005, 4:21 PM
he'd have to stick them in a 240g+ to get considerable results wouldn't he? those livebearer fry take 4-6 months just to hit 1 inch..
redtailfool
05-28-2005, 4:59 PM
he'd have to stick them in a 240g+ to get considerable results wouldn't he? those livebearer fry take 4-6 months just to hit 1 inch..
Wouldnt take that long. Give it a month and you have 1/2 inch guppies swimming around. David Weber does this in his ray pond and and George Fear does it in
his small tigrinus tank.
neoprodigy
08-08-2005, 9:22 PM
i dont like to feed live....
rayman45
08-08-2005, 9:40 PM
i grow all my own guppies in a 31quart rubbermaid.
i get alot of guppies.
but at least of 100 guppies and dont move any for a month or 2
vzgoth
08-08-2005, 10:43 PM
Very nice! Where can I get a couple like that?
cockroach
08-09-2005, 9:51 AM
those are wat we call TIT!!
neoprodigy
08-09-2005, 2:17 PM
those are wat we call TIT!!
what is TIT??
The TRUST
08-09-2005, 2:20 PM
U know..... it's also known as a boob
Caveman
08-09-2005, 2:34 PM
U know..... it's also known as a boob
I had to hold myself back from saying that. :shakehead
rayman45
08-09-2005, 2:42 PM
ahahaha
your all sick all of you :)
neoprodigy
08-09-2005, 2:54 PM
you think that guy is referring to boobs?
The TRUST
08-09-2005, 2:58 PM
It's a joke dude.
Boobies !!!! where?????
Tim
you think that guy is referring to boobs?
cuban jey
08-12-2005, 2:22 AM
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEESSSS SSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl:
Majestic62
07-30-2006, 1:43 PM
I think TIT is slang for "really cool" or something similar :) People use that here sometimes as well :p
fishbait912
07-30-2006, 2:53 PM
those bichirs are freakin nice!!
chucky
07-30-2006, 2:57 PM
any updated pix?
so u have 3000+ dollars of fish and no light?
wait a sec, i have a few platinums and i dont remember the price but they couldent have been over 10 dollars, what do u mean 3000+ dollars, neo help me out here how much did u get your bichers for im confused
oh yea 1 more thing you said your going to breed them, i dident thing senagals bread in captivity, do they?? lol fill me in thanx
Loubard
07-30-2006, 6:31 PM
wait a sec, i have a few platinums and i dont remember the price but they couldent have been over 10 dollars, what do u mean 3000+ dollars, neo help me out here how much did u get your bichers for im confused
oh yea 1 more thing you said your going to breed them, i dident thing senagals bread in captivity, do they?? lol fill me in thanx
Real platinum senegals should go for anything between $300-$500 a piece. Maybe Li got bulk discount :)
wait a sec, i have a few platinums I think those are albino's.
oh yea 1 more thing you said your going to breed them, i dident thing senagals bread in captivity, do they?? lol fill me in thanx Yes they do.
Tainted Glory
07-30-2006, 6:36 PM
wait a sec, i have a few platinums and i dont remember the price but they couldent have been over 10 dollars, what do u mean 3000+ dollars, neo help me out here how much did u get your bichers for im confused
oh yea 1 more thing you said your going to breed them, i dident thing senagals bread in captivity, do they?? lol fill me in thanx
This is what you've got
http://www.aquarticles.com/images/Gallo/Polypterus%20senegalus%204.JPG
Just a regular old P.Senegalus. Platinum bichers are a mutated version of the above fish. Very rare, and very expensive. I'm curious as to whether the platinum trait is genetic or a mere mutation?
jesus, i dident know that, welp, ya learn sumthin everyday lol,
Leucism is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals.
Leucism is a general term for the phenotype resulting from defects in pigment cell differentiation and/or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair or feathers during development. This results in either the entire surface (if all pigment cells fail to develop) or patches of body surface (if only a subset are defective) having a lack of cells capable of making pigment.
Since all pigment cell-types differentiate from the same multipotent precursor cell-type, leucism can cause the reduction in all types of pigment. This is in contrast to albinism, for which leucism is often mistaken for. Albinism results in the reduction of melanin production only, though the melanocyte (or melanophore) is still present. Thus in species that have other pigment cell-types, for example xanthophores, albinos will not be entirely white instead displaying a pale yellow colour.
More common that a complete absence of pigment cells is localized or incomplete hypopigmentism, resulting in irregular patches of white on an animal that otherwise has normal colouring and patterning. This partial leucism is known as a "pied" or "piebald" effect; and the ratio of white to normal-coloured skin can vary considerably not only between generations, but between different offspring from the same parents, and even between members of the same litter. This is notable in horses, the urban crow[1] and the ball python[2] but is also found in many other species. In contrast, albinism always affects the entire animal.
A further difference between albinism and leucism is in eye colour. Due to the lack of melanin production in the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), albinos typically have red eyes due to the underlying blood vessels showing through. In contrast, leucistic animals have normally coloured eyes. This is because the melanocytes of the RPE are not derived from the neural crest, instead an outpouching of the neural tube generates the optic cup which, in turn, forms the retina. As these cells are from a independent developmental origin, they are typically unaffected by the genetic cause of leucism.
dovii88
07-31-2006, 12:01 AM
omg li were did u get those plats from..and does he have anymore or are you gonna sell the juvies..if you get any or hoard them like the trust over there with his cichla.....lol
Hey neo, What did you mean when you sed your set-up was 24/7 new water drip?? could you explain
neoprodigy
07-31-2006, 12:47 AM
any updated pix?
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39357&stc=1&d=1154148403
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39358&stc=1&d=1154148403
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39359&stc=1&d=1154148403
could we get a pic of the whole tub there in? id love to see this setup
neoprodigy
07-31-2006, 12:49 AM
wait a sec, i have a few platinums and i dont remember the price but they couldent have been over 10 dollars, what do u mean 3000+ dollars, neo help me out here how much did u get your bichers for im confused
oh yea 1 more thing you said your going to breed them, i dident thing senagals bread in captivity, do they?? lol fill me in thanx
they go about 300-500 each... i get them at diffrent price...
neoprodigy
07-31-2006, 12:50 AM
omg li were did u get those plats from..and does he have anymore or are you gonna sell the juvies..if you get any or hoard them like the trust over there with his cichla.....lol
i think i hoard "most" of the platinum... there are only handful that slipped though my fingers...
btw .... i think i hoard more cichla than the trust ;)
neoprodigy
07-31-2006, 12:53 AM
Hey neo, What did you mean when you sed your set-up was 24/7 new water drip?? could you explain
here is the article i wrote about it
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19920
Opiate
07-31-2006, 1:16 AM
neo there unreal!!! thanks heaps for sharing mate!! :thumbsup:
neoprodigy
07-31-2006, 1:20 AM
no problem... one thing thou... they grow super slow..... i have them for over 16month now...
dovii88
07-31-2006, 1:46 AM
neo how could you let them slip threw your fingers..lol..and are the ones that you have for sale pm if one of them are..i would love that
dovii88
07-31-2006, 1:47 AM
and ohh yeah i think you prob do hoard more cichla then the trust....srry trust its true lol..i want some azul..
Gr8KarmaSF
07-31-2006, 2:01 AM
SWEET!!!
I think TIT is slang for "really cool" or something similar :) People use that here sometimes as well :p
It's 1980s high school autoshop vernacular, typically used in its plural form.
chucky
07-31-2006, 10:52 AM
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39357&stc=1&d=1154148403
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39358&stc=1&d=1154148403
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39359&stc=1&d=1154148403
now thats sick!:thumbsup:
R1_Ridah
07-31-2006, 11:14 AM
i think i hoard "most" of the platinum... there are only handful that slipped though my fingers...
You mean like this one......... :evil_lol:
rayman45
07-31-2006, 11:15 AM
lol
neoprodigy
07-31-2006, 1:26 PM
You mean like this one......... :evil_lol:
yes... you need to sent that one "HOME"
redtailfool
07-31-2006, 1:29 PM
Home is jersey..
R1_Ridah
07-31-2006, 2:45 PM
yes... you need to sent that one "HOME"
He's actually lonely.....send him a friend =-)
benzjamin13
07-31-2006, 2:54 PM
How big are they now?
Da AmAzOn DoN
07-31-2006, 4:52 PM
I wanna see:(
neoprodigy
08-01-2006, 12:14 AM
He's actually lonely.....send him a friend =-)
he missed he brothers and sister.... send him back....
dovii88
08-01-2006, 1:14 AM
no matter wat they are really nice fish and hopefully one day we can all have one of these gorgeous monsters in our houses...
no matter wat they are really nice fish and hopefully one day we can all have one of these gorgeous monsters in our houses...
:clap
chucky
06-01-2007, 12:18 AM
Any updates? I'm bored:D
neoprodigy
06-01-2007, 12:43 AM
Any updates? I'm bored:D
have to wait till i come back.... LOL
Masta Flan
06-01-2007, 3:10 AM
pics dont work
chucky
06-01-2007, 8:21 AM
now thats sick!:thumbsup:
here :headbang2
chucky
06-01-2007, 8:22 AM
pics dont work
go to page 10:headbang2
*mysenegalyin*
02-24-2009, 10:56 PM
HI i'm new to the forum! I had read through this thread b/c i have a male Senegal whose approx. 6-7 in. long. I have been planning to breed him but have some extra questions about breeding....if anyone might be able to help me I'd appreciate it! :)
Pulcher
02-24-2009, 10:58 PM
HI i'm new to the forum! I had read through this thread b/c i have a male Senegal whose approx. 6-7 in. long. I have been planning to breed him but have some extra questions about breeding....if anyone might be able to help me I'd appreciate it! :)
You should post the question in the Bichir forum instead of bumping up a 4 year old thread.
HarlanAshmore
02-24-2009, 11:02 PM
looks kinda like a flowerhorn
LBathory
02-24-2009, 11:07 PM
all i see is a small flowerhorn picture, ike 5 times...
random fish guy
02-24-2009, 11:14 PM
same here, no bichirs
PRIDE
02-24-2009, 11:20 PM
prolly got deleted..
pix might have been screwed up...mfk has been upgraded a few times and server moves etc....
How much do platinum polys go for?