"dragon fish"

[Lupin]

for the record Polypterus is refered in the Phils. as "DRAGON FIN", obiously because they're fins, especially the lower jaw species resemble that of the legendary chinese dragon.The fins run down the back of the bichir and along it's elongated body, much like a chinese dragon..just my 2 cents

I hate common names which are quite often misleading.

 

[estuary]

Nice goby!! I haven't seen one in person,I've read its brackish? can it be in freshwater for life?thanx

mine does

 

[deangelo]

I hate common names which are quite often misleading.

same here...was offerd a King cobra snakehead once, didnt know what the hell it was, cause they werent too familiar with scientific names..decided to pass on it only to realize later on that it was channa auranti. damn missed out on it..

anyway back to the program..

 

[PEVINE11]

"I had 2 dragon fish (dragon goby) u bought urs for $25? wow how big was it because if it was just tiny juvinille it was way over priced i bought mine for $4 a pop! anywhay they are intressting fish to have was urs like one on the link or like the pic dragonfish?"


its like 8 - 9inchs. the small ones were 5$. its not a goby for sure i had one b4 in fresh water and it died n learned my lesson. and it does have one set of fins in the front. i will take pics hopefully soon and post them, hopefully tonite? thanks for the info.

 

[estuary]

it is a senegal and as for those gobies, they are brackish all the way, although many pets shops around here sell them without knowing this, including petsmart, and you can pretty much just see them dying in the store tanks

3 years mines been in fw no problems fat and healthy

 

[HiImSean]

its a poly, how big what he? usually you can pick small, under 5", for 6.99 at petsmart. i saw a larger one labeled as a dragon bichir at my LFS, probably 8", for $20

 

[PEVINE11]

he was about 8.5 - 9 inchs 25$

the ones that were like 3 inchs or so were 5$








hea ate a fish today, i put 3 in, in the AM and 2 in at night, he eats all 3 in the morning, then one at night, the Needle nose "fish" eats the other at night. i dont kno if gobbies eat feeders, but i am glad to kno hes not a gobby. . . .


i will try to get pics on tonite, probly tommro tho?

 

[PEVINE11]

what you ALL think? deffently my fav, other then my piranha and my saltwater fish. in my 55 he is deffently mu fav! i can watch him for hours. great to watch him eat tuffies. feed back pl

 

[beblondie]

Polypterus senegalus from the pic possibly a young male-Anne

 

[PEVINE11]

how do you sex them?