Bichir breeding years [HELP]

[Josh's Fish]

Hi everyone,


As aquarists have such a talent with finding niche nuggets of information, we're calling out for a bit of community support on something we're unable to find the data on.

Does anyone know what year the following species were first bred in captivity? (by hobbyist or commercial breeding).

• P. polli - (it will be before or during 1999)
• P. delhezi - (it will be before or during 1998)
• P. teugelsi - (it will be before or during 2016)
• P. ansorgii
• P. bichir & P. bichir "lapradei"
• P. congicus (it will be before or during 2015)
• Ropefish - (bred by Ralf Britz sometime between 1990 and 1998).

Cheers all!

 

[Hendre]

I think the majority of these are probably from commercial breeders or from Asia, giseok jung may be able to help

 

[giseok jung]

I think the majority of these are probably from commercial breeders or from Asia, giseok jung may be able to help

Polypterus ansorgii was bred in 2008 by Kamihata.ltd in Japan with very first commercialy traded specimens they collected themselves in Guinea.

Polypterus bichir was bred 2007 also by Kamihata .ltd with parents fish from Lake Turkana that other company named Rep-Japan imported since 2006.
Only local of Polypterus bichir bichir commercialy traded at that time was Turkana.

I believe they bred congicus around that time but can't find any photo except adult size of hybrid between congicus and endlicheri from 2008.

 

[Josh's Fish]

Thanks Hendre , thanks giseok jung !

This is very helpful! One I forgot to add was P. palmas & Buettikoferi? Do you know when these were first bred?

Cheers

 

[giseok jung]

Thanks Hendre , thanks giseok jung !

This is very helpful! One I forgot to add was P. palmas & Buettikoferi? Do you know when these were first bred?

Cheers

Well, i don't know actual year but i saw CB P.palmas in 2012 for the first time.

 

[giseok jung]

Here is some old advertise of CB polypterus from kamihata

 

[giseok jung]

アクアワーク　〜古代魚ポリプテルス〜 : 2015年09月18日 - livedoor Blog（ブログ）

Check this blog article, it said congicus had bred in japan for first time in 2013