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Haha i dont name them... i would forget who is who anyway. Son hasnt come up with a name yet for the koloton but will see what lil man thinks about megatron.... i like it though.

Sam i dont wanna jynx it but they get along just fine... most of the time the congi is using the koloton's tail as a pillow.

I really hate to put these guys in the 150 with that crappy sand in there...Agh post office sucks !

Ask. 'Son, this is pic of megatron'. 'Do u want to name our new bichir Megatron the Koloton?' Bam! Name is settled, lol..... N E ways u and your son keep us updated with Megatron :-)

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Headshape will vary with each Congicus. It's headshape will change as it gets larger. Congicus from other sources do look a bit different but all the ones in US are typically from the same source.
Here are 3 Congicus around 15"-16"(2 of em came from same batch but all 3 came from same source):
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Here are 3 20"+ Congicus(had another one but never took any headshot, headshape was bit diff from these.)
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Here is your congicus when I 1st got it.
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Maybe my wording is off maybe its more to do with the batches than the vendor. Food for thought my other congi also came from another member who got it from another member who said that it was imported directly to a friend that was bringing in some other african fish (wasnt toyin)

But like hao showed us its probably more to do with the batches.... if thats so could the dofferent batches be from different locations ?

I think polyaddicts congi look the same as far has head shape and eye position
 
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Ask. 'Son, this is pic of megatron'. 'Do u want to name our new bichir Megatron the Koloton?' Bam! Name is settled, lol..... N E ways u and your son keep us updated with Megatron :)

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Ding ding we have a winner... no school tomorro smh this town is hysterical snowed on sat and no school on mon.
Megatron it is
 
Maybe my wording is off maybe its more to do with the batches than the vendor. Food for thought my other congi also came from another member who got it from another member who said that it was imported directly to a friend that was bringing in some other african fish (wasnt toyin)

But like hao showed us its probably more to do with the batches.... if thats so could the dofferent batches be from different locations ?

I think polyaddicts congi look the same as far has head shape and eye position
But mine and the one that you got from hao is the same batch from the same supplier, lolz
 
Yes but hao's post included pics that were not from the batch you are referring to.

The last set of pics is probably from the same batch as yours. Did you and hao get them at the same time ?

But mine and the one that you got from hao is the same batch from the same supplier, lolz
 
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Hao Hao Since you've owned giant Congicus specimens. Do their eyes recess into the skull or shift slightly downward as they age? I've noticed all the giants headshape get extremely large and wide. While it makes their eyeball soze appear small and located at a lower position. Or..... is it just me. Lol
It could just be the camera angle making the eye appear small/in lower position.

Maybe my wording is off maybe its more to do with the batches than the vendor. Food for thought my other congi also came from another member who got it from another member who said that it was imported directly to a friend that was bringing in some other african fish (wasnt toyin)

But like hao showed us its probably more to do with the batches.... if thats so could the dofferent batches be from different locations ?

I think polyaddicts congi look the same as far has head shape and eye position
I don't think different batches are different locations. My friend Ray ordered bunch of congicus(50+) directly from Africa. I believe he brought in 2-3 batches(few months apart). I bought at least 10-12 pieces(not all at once) from him. They all varied a bit. But they are still from the same location.
Here are some of the Congicus(12"-16") he brought in.
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A lot of DOA(some nice looking pieces too :( ) 12"-20".
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He also brought in some monster 22"-23" laps, bunch of endlis, upper jaws and a lot of exotic fish in the past.
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It could just be the camera angle making the eye appear small/in lower position.


I don't think different batches are different locations. My friend Ray ordered bunch of congicus(50+) directly from Africa. I believe he brought in 2-3 batches(few months apart). I bought at least 10-12 pieces(not all at once) from him. They all varied a bit. But they are still from the same location.
Here are some of the Congicus(12"-16") he brought in.
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A lot of DOA(some nice looking pieces too :( ) 12"-20".
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He also brought in some monster 22"-23" laps, bunch of endlis, upper jaws and a lot of exotic fish in the past.
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Wow its bard to imagine how these guys turn a profit with that amount of DOA.

So in your opinion the difference are simply varied by genetics from fish to fish ?

I remember reading about kayo congi's on pfk... whats that all about ?
 
Yes but hao's post included pics that were not from the batch you are referring to.

The last set of pics is probably from the same batch as yours. Did you and hao get them at the same time ?
Yes, just a week difference, we got the same size, and i believe your first one was the same batch as me and hao.
 
Wow its bard to imagine how these guys turn a profit with that amount of DOA.

So in your opinion the difference are simply varied by genetics from fish to fish ?

I remember reading about kayo congi's on pfk... whats that all about ?
Yeah. I think the difference are simply varied by genetics because the differences are not significant enough to be from another region.
As for the "kayo", it was a name given by one of the vendors who brought in Congicus back in like 2010 or so. Those Congicus came from Lac Kayo(Lake). No idea where the typical Congicus we get come from but they don't look any different from the Kayo Congicus IMO.
 
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