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Malcus

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Nice bichirs!
I piced up a 2.5" p. ornatipinnis yesturaday! :)
I'll post some pics when i have time.
 

XRAYZ

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here is some of the polli and weeksii
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CDM

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Xrayz, you have great bichir collections.

Here goes my weeksii:
I love it, because it's the most active bichir in the tank.


It's a she:


Gotta love its big head:
 

XRAYZ

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very nice CDM!!! and thank you for the compliment. my weeksii is a female also :)
and yes this bichir has big fat head and a huge mouth. mine yawns every once in awhile but i havent been able to get a pic. deffinately the biggest mouth of the lower jaw bichirs.

keep the pics coming :D
 

Loubard

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Wow xrays and CDM! Nice pics both!!
 

CDM

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XRAYZ;551626; said:
very nice CDM!!! and thank you for the compliment. my weeksii is a female also :)
and yes this bichir has big fat head and a huge mouth. mine yawns every once in awhile but i havent been able to get a pic. deffinately the biggest mouth of the lower jaw bichirs.

keep the pics coming :D
My weeksii did yawn frequently few years ago, but, it less does yawning as it growing large (similar as my other bichirs).

Anyway, here goes the popular ornate which has unique and beautiful patterns, one never mess up it with other bichir species.


I think it's a she:


It's one of the active species among my bichirs:


IMHO, this pose shows the best pattern of it:


The pattern on its body is nice as well:
 

CDM

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Here comes my major force the endlicheris part one (sequenced according to the acquired date):

The oldest (male):


I think this is its fully developed pattern:


The 2nd with long thin body (male):


The color is still under developing:



The 3rd, the flattest and also the darkest (female):


The flat/thin head:


The 4th with very dark stripes (female):


She has a super extruded lower jaw:


The 5th same batch as the 4th (female):


Not bad looking of the pose:
 

CDM

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Continue the major force, the endlicheris part two:
The 6th and the fattest (female):


The 7th which has high back (female):


Can tell the high back from this pose:


The 8th, a wild caught with long thin body shape (unlike #4~#7), it's potentially be the longest endlicheri of mine, (female):


The 9th (female):


The nice markings on its head & gill plate drove me to buy it:


The 10th (female):


She has nice patterns underside:


The 11th imported from Japan (female):


She has more patterns underside than the former one:


She has weird small pupils and make her looks feircing from certain poses:
 
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