Can some help ID this polypterus?
- Thread starter Nardi
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black pigmentation is often damage caused by external parasites.
The fish you have is a wild Lapradei.
It's pretty much certain that all wild Bichirs cary internal and or external parasites.
And pretty much guaranteed to have bichir worm.
This is very easy to treat with meds such as Jungle.
The black markings will disappear over time after medication and good water.
The fish you have is a wild Lapradei.
It's pretty much certain that all wild Bichirs cary internal and or external parasites.
And pretty much guaranteed to have bichir worm.
This is very easy to treat with meds such as Jungle.
The black markings will disappear over time after medication and good water.
thanks for replying to my request. This bichir is not mines yet, soon to be though. I asked the lfs about the black markings and he told me he got her like that when she was a little smaller; she is 12 inches right now.
Is there a specific kind of jungle medication I should buy?
Also, is it to late to cure her? He had her in there for a while.
Thanks, Nardi
Each of my Lapradeis have black spots here and there. I believe it's simply inherent to the species. My smaller Lapradei has been in my tank for five years or more and the spots have never faded or diminished in any way.