I'm at a store that has a 1 foot Bichir missing an eye. It's a rescue fish and the store hasn't identified it. I think it's a P. bichir or P. ansorgii.
Both species are very rare where I live so I'd like to buy him.
Does anyone know if blindness or eye injuries affect how long they live?
I adopted 3 Lapredi 2 are missing a eye and have been doing well. Totally blind bichir can still live a long healthy life in a aquarium based on their strong sense to smell food.