Dino Eels

[gourami]

Has anybody heard of these? How big do they get? Will it eat my dojo loach?

 

[r3d]

some wierd petco girl called senegal bichir a dinosaur eel, if thats the case then they would be fine together

 

[gourami]

Is this what she said it was?

 

[WyldFya]

Dino/dinosaur eel is a common name for polypterus.

 

[gourami]

I didnt know that..... ^^;

 

[benzjamin13]

Yeah...Senegals are Dino Eels. It's probably more fun for the kids to say.

 

[Lupin]

Has anybody heard of these? How big do they get? Will it eat my dojo loach?

All serpentine fish species most especially eels and loaches should be avoided when keeping a bichir. Yours is Polypterus senegalus also known as Senegal bichir, dinosaur bichir, etc.

 

[channarox]

dinosaur eel = polypterus senegalus
make sure the dojo loach is more than 3 quarters of the sens length.

 

[gourami]

Its not mine... ^^;; I took the picture from wikipedia >.>

 

[dark_knights_99]

Here in the Philippines we call it "Dragon Fin"