Can someone id my polypterus

[Nzero]

Hello,

the shopkeeper soled my this poly as a weeksii or palmas
he was nog sure so i paid the price of a palmas..

looks more like a senegalis to me when i google them...

can someone id my polyp plz

it seems like when i wanna make pictures of one fish all the others wanna be on the picture with them hehe !

 

[King-eL]

That's a polypterus palmas beuttikofferi.

 

[Loves severums]

That's a polypterus palmas beuttikofferi.

yup

 

[tokyogasmask]

That poor Auranti!!!!

It's a SUB TROPICAL fish.

 

[Nzero]

why is it poor?

the idieal temp of the poly is 25-28
the idieal temp of the channa is 22-28
the gar 15-25

what temp do you think im on -_-''?

and fish can handle lot lower temps them what the shopkeepers and internet says and still be comfterble...
evrybody eats and the are all verry healty and active !

 

[Nzero]

thanks for the id

 

[tokyogasmask]

ideal for Channa Aurantimaculata is 16-24c.

24 being the very high end Summer temp.

 

[peewee]

nice cobra sh!

 

[Brucki]

Hi,

its not a cobra, its a golden cobra ;-)

Oh man I do hate those made up trading names ! Call it Channa aurantimaculata, and everybody knows what it is !

 

[Darth Scohin]

It's a palmas buet alright...On the Channa YOUR SO LUCKY YOU CAN HAVE CHANNA I'd want a parachanna for my 180gal but alas