My Poly's

[Andri Pogo]

Just a few words on my polys...
Got myself a decent collection so far, at least considering the unavailability of polys here in iceland.

But i just picked up:
2 palmas polli, around 10" and fat
1 ornatepinnis, 3" tiny
2 ropefish, around 12"

before i had:
3 senegalus, one is ~8" and the other two are ~6"

I am taking a chance with the tiny ornatepinnis but i wanted it so bad i have to try. My other fish are pretty calm so my hopes are high that he doesnt get eaten. It has its own hiding place in the floating plants.

I know there is a big size diffrence between the species but i just took what came available. Normally there are just Senegals available here but one store just ordered 4 palmas and 4 ornate. As you can see by that, the market here isnt that big.
I took two Palmas P. as one had been sold and one had jumped out and died in the store.
I only took one Ornatepinnis cause it was for ~150$ and i dont want to lose more that ones worth if they would get eaten.

The next one on my list is a Delhezi and then i think i have all the poly species i can order.

Some pics:

One of the Palmas Polli and a Ropefish:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=36270 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=36270)

The tiny Ornatepinnis:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=36271 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=36271)

The biggest Senegal:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=36272 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=36272)

And the two smaller Senegals:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=36273 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=36273)

They will all move to a 200G tank next week.. My 50G is on overload! :(

[Lupin]

Nice!:headbang2

[BichirAddict]

nice polys

[is300zx]

That first one doesn't look like a polli. Looks more like a buettikoferi or palmas palmas.

[beblondie]

Nice lil group .got a pic of the tank?

btw your P.polli isn't a polli more likely P.p.palmas

[ocellatus]

Very nice, love the palmas and that is a sweet little ornate. Of course he won't stay the runt of the tank for long!!:D

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[Infblue]

great pics and bichirs! and i agree that first one is a P. palmas palmas, one of my top favorite species :)

[Cohazard]

Very nice bro! :headbang2

That palmas is great!

[Andri Pogo]

ok thanks all :) good to know the correct species

[silverknight]

cool fish loving the poly's

[estuary]

palmas palmas nice looking one to

[Andri Pogo]

thanks, will get a pic of both palmas togther soon..

[BrtnBoy449]

awesome collection

[DJ BIG T]

great looking polys

[Aquarium_Fish]

Is that a rope fish under the first Bichir?

Great looking gang!

[Original_MFKer]

I love the ornate. I like ornates the best out of other polys.

[Andri Pogo]

Is that a rope fish under the first Bichir?

Great looking gang!

yes thats a rope :)

[cooldude123]

rope fish r cute

[Aquaman_95]

AWSOME BICHIRS~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aquarium_Fish]

yes thats a rope :)
These are my guys!

[KansasFishGuy]

nice looking poly's you got there. just started to get into these pretty heavly lately as they are a nice replacement for all the plecos i sold in the past.

[Andri Pogo]

Just a little update, been so long, old and newer pics :D

The tiny Ornatipinnis, ~3-4months old pic:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38121 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38121)

Part of the group, ~3-4months old pic:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38122 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38122)


Palmas Palmas cruising, ~3-4months old pic:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38120 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38120)

One of the younger Senegal growing a bit:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38636 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38636)

They like to hang around like this:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38634 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=38634)

And a brand new, blurry pic of the Ornatipinnis which is getting a little bigger, 4-5" ;)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=39833 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=39833)

And their home:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=39834 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=39834)

[channarox]

looking real good there!
ive seen some polys w other polys 2 times there size.

[BichirAddict]

Awesome tank and polys get an delhiez and you would have completed my collection.

[Andri Pogo]

yeah delhezi´s or on my 'to buy' list :)

heres a little better pic of the Ornatipinnis, still blurry:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=40072 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=40072)

I had a little accident with the Ornate 2 months ago...
I was doing the regular water change and letting the water run out of the tank through a garden hose...
Suddenly the water stopped flowing, I thought it had just filled with air so i took it to a sink and blasted (cold) water through the hose to fill the hose and get it running again, but nothing!
I finally figured there must be a plant or something clogging the hose so i took the hose connector (the one i connect to the sink to let water run back in after i let it run out...) off the end and found my tiny Ornate trapped inside. :(
It was lifeless, but i got him out, had to brake a dorsal spine doing it.

The result:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=40084 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=40084)

I thougt it was dead for sure, but after holding it in the water for a few minutes he started twisting around, took a video of the poor thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qJjhKl05wY

After a few days he got better and started swimming normally, and just now the broken dorsal spine seems to have straightened out. :)

[Andri Pogo]

a few evening shots of the Senegals, the lights are dimmable and were on the lowest setting :)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41031 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41031)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41030 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41030)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41032 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41032)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41029 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41029)

[Delhezi222]

Impressive polys, and the pics are great!

[channarox]

awesome pics.
good save on the ornate.
they just love to hide.
even in hoses!

[hurricane_redbone]

its a palmas for sure... which doesnt suprise me... ive found that palmas palmas and beuttikofferi r more readily available in europe then pollis

[wyldKard]

nice fish there

[Andri Pogo]

Got two palmas polli to add to my growing collection :)
They are 9" and pretty fat. Still very light colored since they got their new home but are getting darker slowly.
Great fish and very active! havent seen my two palmas palmas for days but those are all over the place :D

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41559 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41559)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41558 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41558)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41694 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41694)

And two videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK1banH2on8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMf9DynZoFQ

[CDM]

Congrats for the new collection. The tank looks great.

[channarox]

great pish.

[Andri Pogo]

couple new pix

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41726 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41726)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41727 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41727)

[Andri Pogo]

got me another poly tonight :)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41778 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41778)

[Andri Pogo]

My new Polli is a male :) and after just one day in the tank he is flexing his anal fin :grinno:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41820 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41820)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41821 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41821)

Is this behaviour common in tanks ?

Some more pics of him:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41819 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41819)

his face is pretty weird:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41822 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41822)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41816 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41816)

beautiful tail:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41818 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41818)

I also noticed that one of the two females i got 3 days ago has blood on its 'front' fin and the 'tail' looks like this:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41817 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=41817)

[is300zx]

awesome pics! love pic #5 and great looking polli.

[Infblue]

wow i love the 5th pic too! and yeah pretty common behavior. seen mine do that from time to time.

[Andri Pogo]

ok good to know :) but i was pretty happy to witness it

[Andri Pogo]

Here are some new pictures of the group. I will put them in the next post to start a new page.

[Andri Pogo]

Fat Senegal:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42112 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42112)

Smile :)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42122 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42122)

Polli x2
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42125 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42125)

Polli male out hunting for some a** :)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42121 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42121)

Polli - Senegalus
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42120 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42120)

The Senegals are pretty fat compared to their heads:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42131 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42131)

Twisted:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42128 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42128)

Weird dorsal spine on a Polli:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42127 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42127)

The Polli male is showing some nice colors but the females are still pretty dull:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42114 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42114)

And finally some pics of the Ornatipinnis, which has grown from 2-3" to 6-7"
What do you think about the external gills on him? Are they not supposed to fall off when they are smaller ?
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42115 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42115)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42130 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42130)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42113 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42113)

[davidle21]

nice polys :D

[Zeppelin3k]

how well do the ropes get along in the tank? what size is your biggest poly and what size is your rope? I was thinking about getting a couple ropes with my polys

[Andri Pogo]

the ropes are 12-13" and the biggest poly´s are ~ 10"
They all do very well and i dont see a problem keeping ropes with the smaller polys.

[Andri Pogo]

my mean little Ornate eating a pleco :grinno:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42454 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42454)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42455 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=42455)

[uwe]

Hi Andri,

your pics are beautiful ... the last ones are really disturbing! Didn't the ornate get any problems with that heavy meal?
Your bichirs are well-conditioned - your tank is amazing! Do you think the dark substrate do have any positive effect to the bichir's coloration? I'm keeping mine the same way and do think so ...

Greetings

Uwe

[Andri Pogo]

yes i think so too! my Polli´s came from a light substrate tank and were much lighter when i got them because of that.

I was lucky with the Ornate, when i opened the tank lid to get him he got spooked and spit the pleco out. I was worried it was stuck.

[Andri Pogo]

got 3 more polypterus today :D:D
the best part... for free.
3 10" healthy Palmas polli, 2 males and 1 female. now i have 6 polli´s, 3 males and 3 females.
The new female is the fattest poly i have seen, she literally rolls on her belly, full of eggs maybe?
I sure hope so since the male i had is really frisky hehe, is already checking the new girl out.

Have to get better pics of the big girl swimming, these pics do her no justice!
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43215 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43215)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43214 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43214)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43216 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43216)

[pwmin]

dang, dude. lookin' good. nice lima, too.

[Andri Pogo]

new pics of the new Polli´s. Still pretty light colored after the move.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43288 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43288)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43291 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43291)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43294 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43294)

For size comparison, another polli female is in the lower right corner.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43293 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43293)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43292 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43292)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43289 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43289)

and the tank at night:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43290 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=43290)

[Andri Pogo]

Polli video:

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/tglmA2tRgs8/1.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tglmA2tRgs8)

[tezr]

umm wow is about all I can get out. Great tank.

[Andri Pogo]

newer pics :)

Palmas palmas:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44184 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44184)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44187 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44187)

Ornatipinnis:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44188 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44188)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44186 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44186)

Palmas polli male checking out a female:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44189 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44189)

Senegalus checking out the Paroon :D
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44192 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44192)

Ornatipinnis & Senegalus chatting:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44190 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44190)

They do this alot:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44191 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=44191)


unfortunately 2 of my palmas polli males are sick, one is almost white and stiff, the other one has a cloudy eye and started to get some kind of fin-rot, they are in a hospital tank with anti-fungus meds, hope they will heal up.
:confused:

[BichirAddict]

Sorry bout the sick polli males hope they get better soon.
Just noticed how well that eye on the paroon shark healed.
Not expert by any means may want to do the salt treatment would ask around first don't want to be giving false information

[Jakob]

update please,
I simply love the poly's

[Andri Pogo]

well the two polli´s died, havent figured out yet what it was but all other fish seem ok, scratching a bit more then usual though...
And theres a new ornatipinnis in the tank... roughly 10"

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080330002451_1.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080330002447_0.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080330002459_3.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080330002455_2.jpg

[Jakob]

Its not so new to me.
I really liked him but he was to agressive for my tank and here you go.

[Andri Pogo]

my oldest senegalus died from bacterial infection:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080526085432_1.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080527001710_11.jpg

the smaller ornatipinnis:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20080607222816_2.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20080607222813_1.jpg

and an updated full tank shot (there is only light in the middle at the moment because the second light unit is broken, another one on the way)
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080607222807_0.jpg

[Wildzone]

Hello Andri

I was thinking of getting an ornate but I keep only lower jaw species like you do, plus I have a rope fish and a tire track eel. Do you think that the ornate could cause some problems when he gets big.

Did you think about that? Have you had any problems with the ornate?

[Cohazard]

Andri, great collection and setup! :D

what kind of lights are you using and how tall is your tank? Thank you for your help :)

Sorry to hear about your senegalus :(

[Andri Pogo]

Hello Andri

I was thinking of getting an ornate but I keep only lower jaw species like you do, plus I have a rope fish and a tire track eel. Do you think that the ornate could cause some problems when he gets big.

Did you think about that? Have you had any problems with the ornate?

you mean upper-jaw dont you?
i personally have no worries with the ornates.

Andri, great collection and setup! :D

what kind of lights are you using and how tall is your tank? Thank you for your help :)

Sorry to hear about your senegalus :(

thanks, the lighting is 4x39W T5 with 10.000K bulbs.
the tank is 200x60x60cm, that is around 80x24x24inches

[Wildzone]

you mean upper-jaw dont you?
i personally have no worries with the ornates.

Sorry my bad. Upper jaw is what I meant.

May I know way you are not worried. The reason is that I really want to get the ornate but I'm afraid that he would eat some of my other fish in the future.

[Andri Pogo]

i dont have any experience with full grown ornatipinnis but what i meant was that im not worried with my 2 ornatipinnis with my other polypterus & ropes. I dont think the size diffirence will be that much anytime soon.
How big are your poly's ?

[Wildzone]

5 inches most of them and the ornate that I want I around the same size too.

[Andri Pogo]

id go for it :)

[Wildzone]

Thanks. I will do that. :grinno:

[Andri Pogo]

A few new pics

Senegalus female, 8":
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080723142809_2.jpg

Palmas polli female, 10":
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080723142804_1.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20080723142801_0.jpg

Two Palmas palmas, the smaller one is 9", the bigger one is 10.5":
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20080715173132_5.jpg

The bigger Ornatipinnis in the dark, 11":
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080728005348_0.jpg

The smaller Ornatipinnis in the dark, 8-9":
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20080728101647_2.jpg

[LittleBigAl3]

i want a bichir tank when i get the money for my 55.

[LittleBigAl3]

heres my 6" senegal:nilly:and growing!!!

[BichirAddict]

i want a bichir tank when i get the money for my 55.
Go bigger than a 55 get a 120 or 125 at least because, they tend to be very addictive after you get 2 bichir.

[dbcb314]

I think a 75 is minimum for a ply tank. Its 18 inches wide so you can get almost all of the lower jaws with ease, and even an ornate for a long time.

[Andri Pogo]

Decided to update this thread with some newer pics of my Polypterus, i now have:
2x Polypterus Palmas palmas
3x Polypterus Palmas polli
2x Polypterus Ornatipinnis
2x Polypterus Lapradei
1x Polypterus Retropinnis

one of the Lapradei´s
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081006195346_3.jpg

Retropinnis:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081006195343_2.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081006195353_5.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081006205231_0.jpg

lighter colored Lap
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081006205245_1.jpg

my bigger Ornatipinnis
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081006205249_2.jpg

Lapradei:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081006230944_0.jpg

polli+ornate+lap
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081010195702_1.jpg

ornate+retro
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081010195710_3.jpg

ornate
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081010195715_4.jpg

Lap getting too close to the Jaguar :)
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081106190311_3.jpg

[big_tank_boy]

yea well i like that ornate. i love babys polys they look soo funny

[LittleBigAl3]

what type of bichir would you reccomend me getting? i have a big enough tank for all of them but i don't want the huge endlicheri or lapredi. so, which one?

[LittleBigAl3]

actually, i can't even get a lapredei anywhere :duh:

[Andri Pogo]

palmas polli is a good addition.. very active species

[LittleBigAl3]

palmas polli is a good addition.. very active species
i was thinking on getting an ornate. good idea?

[dbcb314]

Ornates IME are really really shy, like to hang in the darkness

plus they get huge haha

everything I have read say palmas spp are active like dels and sens

[Andri Pogo]

Picked up 2 new Ornatipinnis earlier tonight :)
http://fiskar.andripogo.net/IMG_0688b.JPG

The bigger one, 26cm/10":
http://fiskar.andripogo.net/IMG_0699b.JPG

The smaller one, 24cm/9.5"
http://fiskar.andripogo.net/IMG_0702b.JPG

Then i decided to get my other 2 Ornatipinnis to measure them...
The biggest one: 29cm/11.5":
http://fiskar.andripogo.net/IMG_0716b.JPG

http://fiskar.andripogo.net/IMG_0722b.JPG

The smallest one, 23cm/9":
http://fiskar.andripogo.net/IMG_0726b.JPG

And here is a Delhezi i got 2days ago, just 4":
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081125231207_0.jpg

My polypterus collection now contains:
2x Polypterus Palmas palmas
3x Polypterus Palmas polli
4x Polypterus Ornatipinnis
2x Polypterus Lapradei
1x Polypterus Retropinnis
1x Polypterus Delhezi

[LittleBigAl3]

your 200g is turning into a poly tank with a few extras...a little overstocked, wouldn't you say?

[Andri Pogo]

yeah it looks like i like the polys the most :D i have been getting rid of the cichlids slowly, thinking of removing all cichlids and going for pretty planted poly tank with only 3 other fish: the ATF, Clown knife & BlackGhostKnife.

but to answer your question, no i dont think my tank is overstocked :)

[LittleBigAl3]

yeah it looks like i like the polys the most :D i have been getting rid of the cichlids slowly, thinking of removing all cichlids and going for pretty planted poly tank with only 3 other fish: the ATF, Clown knife & BlackGhostKnife.

but to answer your question, no i dont think my tank is overstocked :)
if you keep up with everything and have good filtration why not have that many fish? :naughty:

[Andri Pogo]

Just a few more :D

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081204000332_1.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081204000335_2.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081204000339_3.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081204000344_4.jpg

Delhezi i have in a grow-out:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081204000352_6.jpg

the other side:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081204000348_5.jpg

[Andri Pogo]

The newest poly in the tank, a small male senegalus:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081213235952_0.jpg

Palmas polli female - ready to spawn :D
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081213235957_1.jpg

And some pics of the palmas polli male hitting on the big female :D
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081214000001_2.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081214000005_3.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081214000010_4.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081214000019_5.jpg

[Andri Pogo]

added a beautiful palmas polli today, his pattern is very good compared to my other polli´s (above pics)

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081221173405_0.jpg

and one of my palmas palmas, have two and dont see them much:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081221122327_0.jpg

[Andri Pogo]

a new load of pics, i now have:
2x Polypterus Palmas palmas
4x Polypterus Palmas polli
4x Polypterus Ornatipinnis
1x Polypterus Bichir lapradei
1x Polypterus Retropinnis
1x Polypterus Delhezi
3x Polypterus Senegalus
6x Ropefish / Erpetoichthys calabaricus

Palmas polli male:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081229190304_2.jpg

Ornatipinnis & Senegalus:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081229190332_6.jpg

Bichir Lapradei:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20081229190313_3.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20081229190329_5.jpg

Retropinnis:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081229190345_8.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081229225627_0.jpg

Senegalus males:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081229225706_3.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081230222143_0.jpg

Senegalus female:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081229225701_2.jpg

Ropefish:
http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20081229225638_1.jpg

Then i have a 4" Delhezi in a grow out tank that is not photo-friendly so i made a 1.5gallon photoshoot tank for the delhezi :D

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20090104140218_3.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20090104140204_1.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20090104140212_2.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20090104140240_6.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20090104140228_5.jpg

http://s3.frontur.com/img/15002/20090104140223_4.jpg

[freshwaterfishing]

Love the Poly's! They are a great spieces to have.

[Jakob]

Love the Retro mate!

[uwe]

Hello!

Great collection of bichirs! Congratulation!

Your baby P.delhezi will get a great colouration and pattern - you will see!
I love one of your Ornates - really dark ...

Greetings
Uwe

[COLDasICE]

Very Nice specimens!

[Andri Pogo]

about half of my collection, can you spot how many and which species are seen :D
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090113230818_2.jpg

pretty fat senegalus:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090113230814_1.jpg

[Andri Pogo]

Just picked up the newest additions to my collection.
2x Albino Senegalus 3,5"
1x Delhezi 3-3,5"

-click for full size-
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090122210142_0.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090122210149_2.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090122210151_3.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090122210154_4.jpg

They are in a small grow out tank with another Delhezi, a plain Senegalus and a tiny ropefish.
(the grow out tank is not the one seen, these are taken in a small photoshoot tank :D)


I now have:
2x Polypterus Palmas palmas
6x Polypterus Palmas polli
4x Polypterus Ornatipinnis
1x Polypterus Bichir lapradei
1x Polypterus Delhezi
1x Polypterus Retropinnis
4x Polypterus Senegalus
2x Polypterus Senegalus albino
6x Ropefish / Erpetoichthys calabaricus
_______
27 total at the moment.

[Andri Pogo]

Just set up a 300L planted tank in my new fishroom, using it as a grow out for 5 small polypterus:

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090316232701_0.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090316232708_2.jpg

Notice the cross-mark on their heads :D
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090316232704_1.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090316232713_3.jpg

[Cohazard]

Beautiful shots Andri! I really like the little delhezi! :headbang2

[Andri Pogo]

they are actually two dels. Both have the same crossmark :)

[uting]

nice!

[Andri Pogo]

Lapradei:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090408214042_1.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090408214045_2.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090408214037_0.jpg

Retropinnis:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090408214052_4.jpg

Retro & Ropefish:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090408214048_3.jpg

Watching the TV :D
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090408214058_5.jpg

[dbcb314]

is that poly really black or is it a camera/lighting thig=ng???

love this tank!

[frogman5]

awesome collection

and that one del is a chubster very cute

[Andri Pogo]

dark colored palmas polli, not black.. were in the less-light area :)

[Cohazard]

That has to be one of the greenest laps ever! Thanks for posting update pics of your collection, it's very good!

[Stump]

Amazing collection, Andri. Those are some beautiful bichirs.

Is that a "Guinea" Lap? Very nice looking fish!

[Andri Pogo]

Thanks :)
have no idea where the lap is from

[Andri Pogo]

The Lapradei:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090414223808_2.jpg

[King-eL]

The Lapradei:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090414223808_2.jpg

Nice shot! Love all the green racing stripes!:)

[Andri Pogo]

I have a Macro lens for a few days now and im thinking of getting a close-up face shot of all my polypterus in the next few days.. here are two i took while practicing :D
Can you guess the two species?

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090416145951_1.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090416150003_3.jpg

[King-eL]

I have a Macro lens for a few days now and im thinking of getting a close-up face shot of all my polypterus in the next few days.. here are two i took while practicing :D
Can you guess the two species?

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090416145951_1.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090416150003_3.jpg

First pic a lap and the second not usre could be one of the palmas complex or an ornate.

[benzjamin13]

Very nice!

[Jamieishard]

very very hot poly's....

[Stump]

Lap.... Ornate.... Right? lol

[Andri Pogo]

Lapradei yes but the second one is not an Ornate and not a Palmas :D

[Cohazard]

Lapradei and a beautiful Retropinnis! :D

[Andri Pogo]

Bingo :)

[Cohazard]

Thanks for sharing these siiiiick shots Andri, they really make you apprecaite the crazy details you can't fully enjoy in person.

[Andri Pogo]

my pleasure, more to come :)

[Stump]

Damn... a retro... lol


Very nice fish, in any case. ;)

[Andri Pogo]

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090416224140_7.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090416224146_8.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090416224122_3.jpg

can you guess those 3? :D

[dbcb314]

third one is a ropefish!!!

[cesr M]

marvelous collection!i really want all those fishes.now i am only have 2 tiny senagalus,1 albino senagalus and other fishes which are not bichirs. u are great andri!i really want to be like u :headbang2

[Hao]

1st 2 is ornate,3rd is ropefish

[Andri Pogo]

1st 2 is ornate,3rd is ropefish

your right on 1 and 3... 2 is another species :)

[Andri Pogo]

moved 2 4" albino senegals that i had in a smaller tank into my 200G, a little risky but its been 3 days and all are good friends :)

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090426221047_0.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090427205318_2.jpg

[Cohazard]

awesome shot Andri! wish you luck with the size mix. I'm desperate to get my juvie endlis out of grow out, but I don't trust TC (my larger juvie endli) or the congicus.

[dbcb314]

holy size difference batman lololololol

wow good luck with that hahahahaahahah even your rope fish looks like it is big enough to eat it. is like a worm with spikes

[Andri Pogo]

thanks :) hope it goes well.

[channarox]

awesome shot Andri! wish you luck with the size mix. I'm desperate to get my juvie endlis out of grow out, but I don't trust TC (my larger juvie endli) or the congicus.

ive done it before...seems like bichirs dont like eating each other.
but for some reason now i dont want to put my growouts in the main tank with the big endlis either....:nilly:

[peraltaaero]

more pics pls

[Andri Pogo]

got me 3 new polys today :D

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090707222708_0.jpg

Delhezi, 9":
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090707222713_1.jpg

Ornatipinnis, 10" and the little Sen is 5,5":
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090707222718_2.jpg

I sold a few off recently to empty other tanks and easy the load on this tank so now i have:
2x Polypterus Palmas palmas
4x Polypterus Palmas polli
5x Polypterus Ornatipinnis
1x Polypterus Bichir lapradei
1x Polypterus Retropinnis
1x Polypterus Delhezi
2x Polypterus Senegalus
5x Ropefish

[Ornate Bichir]

Your bichir seems really dark, making one of your darker ornate stand out more beautifully, like the one on Page 12. Your other species are really dark as well, most probably due to your black gravel. Keep up the good work and update pictures as well!

[Andri Pogo]

beautiful light colored Ornatipinnis:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090726013933_0.jpg

Delhezi:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090710002108_1.jpg

Palmas Polli & Palmas Palmas:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090710002103_0.jpg

My biggest Ornatipinnis:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090717162124_4.jpg

12" Polli:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090717162114_3.jpg

Sold all my Senegals except one to free up space, was getting crowded :D (well except for one small one that i will probably also sell)
I kept this one because i think his fins are very unusual, what do you think?
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090726013938_1.jpg

[Ornate Bichir]

Any pictures on your dark-colored ornate bichir? love to see it.

[Andri Pogo]

this is the darkest one, not the best pic, just snapped it for you :)
but if you were refering to the close up on page 12, i used a macro lens and a flash to get that one so the contrast is alot more then what you see with your bare eyes.

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090726145346_0.jpg

[Andri Pogo]

can you name the 5 polypterus species on the pic?? :D

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090803220409_5.jpg

[Hao]

palmas polli,lapradei,ornate,retropinnis,palmas palmas or palmas buettikoferi

[Andri Pogo]

well the first five are correct... not the butti, there are only 5 on the pic :D

[Hao]

i know i said
buetti or palmas i cant tell btwn those 2 xD

[Andri Pogo]

ahhh im sorry, i misread... its a palmas palmas in the far left

[awsomebichir]

dang that lapradei is so green..nice polys

[Andri Pogo]

a few new pics
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090811103746_0.jpg

Retro & Rope, really like the dark-green rope:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090811103938_8.jpg

Ornate:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090811103753_1.jpg

Lap, rope, palmas palmas, palmas polli & Ornate:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090811103841_5.jpg

[King-eL]

Lots of green on those polys, nice!

[Diskboy12]

Wow, nice! I really want an Ornate now....

[Andri Pogo]

I like this pic of the Lapradei & Ropes :D
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090814230406_1.jpg

[crisper]

I dig your polys really nice.

[Andri Pogo]

a few more :D

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090828234231_0.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090828234250_4.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090828234236_1.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090828234257_6.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090828234253_5.jpg

im gonna try to put these two in a tank of their own and see if i can breed them, the female has layed eggs a few times in the tank:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090828234302_7.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090828234312_9.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090828234315_10.jpg

a little to fat?
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090828234307_8.jpg

[Ornate Bichir]

Super beautiful Ornate you've got there!

[Andri Pogo]

thanks, those two i posted are not the same ornatipinnis though, i have 5

[Andri Pogo]

Ive had a few requests to see more of my "black" Ornatipinnis, so i snapped a few of him yesterday (and a few more of course :D).
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090908220316_8.jpg

He had a little accident when he was smaller, got stuck in a hose, broke and bent a few fins... Ever since, he has been growing pretty slow, and there seems to be some problem with his digestion, it looks like his food gets stuck in the front and it takes days to wear out...
You can see here how dark he is compared to the other Ornatipinnis in the picture, and also how huge his belly gets:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090908220333_11.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090908220330_10.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090908220337_12.jpg


The biggest Ornatipinnis is now 13,5" and growing steadily:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090908220225_0.jpg

http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090908220239_2.jpg

2x Polli males:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090908220304_6.jpg

Feeding time:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090908220246_3.jpg

Ropes:
http://barnaland.is/album/img/15002/20090908220309_7.jpg

[machine]

luv the ropes wuts ur biggest? and i wish i could get mine on pellets but they wont even touch them

[Hao]

wow very nice