These little lads came in today
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Thanks for the input guys - I'm sure other experienced hobbyists will chime in too. Just out of curiosity, how does one tell a CB/WC teugelsi, delhezi or any other polypterides apart?
Here's how I have a look, with examples from my tank 
Wild caught: Richer colouration, more elongated form and flatter, longer head. They also tend to eat a little less
Captive bred: A bit less colourful, shorter and stockier build with a more compressed head. They also tend to eat more
Hope my sens could help you
Wild caught: Richer colouration, more elongated form and flatter, longer head. They also tend to eat a little less
Captive bred: A bit less colourful, shorter and stockier build with a more compressed head. They also tend to eat more
Hope my sens could help you
A little update - these two laps came in today. They're extremely skinny but fortunately they've started eating.
I reckon these are CB but there's a chance they're WC as well. Would be great to hear what you guys think. Cheers!
I reckon these are CB but there's a chance they're WC as well. Would be great to hear what you guys think. Cheers!
The body shape of the Del looks WC to me but the head doesn't as much. Maybe it's just been underfed, which is common in LFS, so it hasn't had a chance to develop a belly. 
The Teug, hard to tell.
Others are better at this than I am. A lot of CB polys get a "beer gut" appearance - they don't stay uniformly streamlined as they grow. The heads look different as well, I see that sometimes they look more round / sloped / convex on the head, sometimes there are froggy looking eyes, though I find all that harder to distinguish on the Teugelsi. The CB Dels can have some really cool patterns.
J jaws7777 has a wild caught Teug. I would say the majority of the rest of us who have them are CB. You can look for differences in this thread.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/teug-growth-thread.685944/page-3
Keep posting pictures! I think the straight side shots are the most helpful personally.
How big are the Del / Teug?
I'll try to find photos of WC vs CB Delhezi for you too.
The Teug, hard to tell.
Others are better at this than I am. A lot of CB polys get a "beer gut" appearance - they don't stay uniformly streamlined as they grow. The heads look different as well, I see that sometimes they look more round / sloped / convex on the head, sometimes there are froggy looking eyes, though I find all that harder to distinguish on the Teugelsi. The CB Dels can have some really cool patterns.
J jaws7777 has a wild caught Teug. I would say the majority of the rest of us who have them are CB. You can look for differences in this thread.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/teug-growth-thread.685944/page-3
Keep posting pictures! I think the straight side shots are the most helpful personally.
How big are the Del / Teug?
I'll try to find photos of WC vs CB Delhezi for you too.
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Here is a good thread for Dels.
It starts with a lot of CB pics and then near the end are WC examples and discussion of differences.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/post-your-best-cb-delhezi.684596/
It starts with a lot of CB pics and then near the end are WC examples and discussion of differences.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/post-your-best-cb-delhezi.684596/
The Del / Teug are both around 6 inchess.The body shape of the Del looks WC to me but the head doesn't as much. Maybe it's just been underfed, which is common in LFS, so it hasn't had a chance to develop a belly.
The Teug, hard to tell.
Others are better at this than I am. A lot of CB polys get a "beer gut" appearance - they don't stay uniformly streamlined as they grow. The heads look different as well, I see that sometimes they look more round / sloped / convex on the head, sometimes there are froggy looking eyes, though I find all that harder to distinguish on the Teugelsi. The CB Dels can have some really cool patterns.
J jaws7777 has a wild caught Teug. I would say the majority of the rest of us who have them are CB. You can look for differences in this thread.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/teug-growth-thread.685944/page-3
Keep posting pictures! I think the straight side shots are the most helpful personally.
How big are the Del / Teug?
I'll try to find photos of WC vs CB Delhezi for you too.
Thanks magpie! I'll try and get some decent straight side shots in tonight after work for your perusal
cheers