Seeking all Aussie Lungfish owners
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Thanks so much Egon, you'll be doing a great thing helping Aussie researchers age wild lungfish and aid in their long term conservation. If you know of any fellow members with lungies maybe drop them a line and see if they can retain one. If you get one the best thing to do is dry them in between some pieces of paper with a weight on top to stop them curling, just like you would a flower in a press. This will enable postage also.
Thanks again
Thanks again
Thanks Malte81. I had a look and it looks they are available for order from Australian Supplier. We are really after fish that have been kept for 5- 10 years plus so that we acn look at scales and validate the markings or carbon content relates to the known age. I assume this shop fish are pretty young so would only b a a couple of years old at best. Thanks again.
I'm still here and waiting for my guy to shed a scale 
I swear the next one is yours. I figured out its exact age at one point. I can do it again. I will send you all this info with the scale as soon as possible. Its around 8 years old now FYI, right around 30"
I swear the next one is yours. I figured out its exact age at one point. I can do it again. I will send you all this info with the scale as soon as possible. Its around 8 years old now FYI, right around 30"Thanks Egon look forward to it. Let me know when it happens and we can work out how to get it here at no cost to you. David
Interesting stuff. Good luck, David. There was a discussion thread that popped up not so long ago in the polypterus sub-forum regarding alternative, non-destructive methods of aging Polypterus. I followed the thread with much interest, as I will follow this one. Perhaps your research will pave the way for a similar study of polypterus, or else spark further inquiry.
From the sound of it, you are leading a captivating life. I am always inspired when I see people who have tunneled out such wondrous niches! I occasionally consider changing my major to marine biology, but my place will be in an English classroom, or at a desk writing fiction. Best wishes, and I apologize if I have derailed your topic.
Ernest III.
From the sound of it, you are leading a captivating life. I am always inspired when I see people who have tunneled out such wondrous niches! I occasionally consider changing my major to marine biology, but my place will be in an English classroom, or at a desk writing fiction. Best wishes, and I apologize if I have derailed your topic.
Ernest III.
