New to Polypterus - Substrate Advice!

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Poly #7 Teugelsi came today! About 3", seller said it was WC but it looks more like the cb examples you guys have shown me, though I'm far from an expert with the ID's. I also tried a new substrate in its quarantine tank. It's a mix of black diamond blasting sand and Quikrete all-purpose sand, about 10-1 ratio respectively. The pic doesn't quite capture it, but so far this is my favorite substrate look so I think I'm going to be trying this out in the 100 gal that will soon house my little poly army3.JPG
 
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ShanerBock888 said:
Poly #7 Teugelsi came today! About 3", seller said it was WC but it looks more like the cb examples you guys have shown me, though I'm far from an expert with the ID's. I also tried a new substrate in its quarantine tank. It's a mix of black diamond blasting sand and Quikrete all-purpose sand, about 10-1 ratio respectively. The pic doesn't quite capture it, but so far this is my favorite substrate look so I think I'm going to be trying this out in the 100 gal that will soon house my little poly armyView attachment 1219120
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Damn you collecting left and right, nice catch:)
I believe it cb cause of the head shape and the size its been sold, most wc are being sold ate around 16"+ if someone can corret me on this:)
 
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Polyaddict86 said:
Damn you collecting left and right, nice catch:)
I believe it cb cause of the head shape and the size its been sold, most wc are being sold ate around 16"+ if someone can corret me on this:)
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haha yeah I've been on a bit of a spree recently. and someone said something similar the other day, that the wc teugs come much larger. But I agree, head shape looks to me like a cb
 
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I'm liking the new additions! The ansorgii is likely to share the same growth rate as teug. Ansorgii are the slowest out of the lower jaws.
 
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Vancouver_98683 said:
I'm liking the new additions! The ansorgii is likely to share the same growth rate as teug. Ansorgii are the slowest out of the lower jaws.
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Thanks! I'm really happy with them. And I read something saying that ansorgii grow very slowly. From what I've seen senegalus are the fastest growers. Both of mine grew a couple inches in the first month, haven't seen anything remotely close to that rate from any of my others. Is this normal?
 
RIP Endli... woke up this morning and found him dried up on the floor under the stand... Tank is almost 100% covered, he must've squeezed out the area around the filter, really didn't think it was possible. Sucks
 
Sorry to hear.
 
Thanks guys... The more I look at the cover on the tank the more I feel like he must have jumped through the return waterfall to get out. At least he went out in what must've looked like a pretty sweet John McClane-esque move
 
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