"Gold Dust" Polypterus
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Gold dusts are beautiful bichirs. I have two. They are likely a variant of Polypterus palmas buettikoferi, so max size should be similar, around 14 inches:
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/spe...me=Polypterus&speciesname=palmas+buettikoferi
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/spe...me=Polypterus&speciesname=palmas+buettikoferi
ewurm;669269; said:
I would say go for it if you're sure to get a 55 in a few months. It should be fine for a while in a 29.
frankly i've only seen one other pic that looks like the two specimens of 'Gold Dust' in the Aqualog book (which is the first and only source i'm aware of that uses that name). All of the other 'gold dust' out there to me really just look like buettikoferi and aren't the same as what the Aqualog book calls 'gold dust'. i just think stores are using the name 'gold dust' too liberally to refer to good ol' buettikoferi.
having said that, i agree with icthy that even the two specimens in the Aqualog book are likely just variant of buettikoferi.
btw buettikoferi don't seem to grow incredibly fast, so you should be fine.
having said that, i agree with icthy that even the two specimens in the Aqualog book are likely just variant of buettikoferi.
btw buettikoferi don't seem to grow incredibly fast, so you should be fine.
yes ive seen this before where lfs has both 'gold dust' and buettikoferi. sorry let me clarify. i didn't mean the stores are using the name 'gold dust' instead for all buettikoferi. What i meant was what they're calling 'gold dust' should really be just called buettikoferi, along with the rest of the buettikoferi they have.
i've seen pics of what are called 'gold dust', but they look more like buettikoferi than the 'gold dust' specimens in Aqualog. Since Aqualog author coined the term 'gold dust', thats why i take his description/pics as what it should look like, and so far only seen one pic that looks like those. Now in the end 'gold dust' is probably just a color variant of buettikoferi, but thats beside the point.
don't get me wrong, buettikoferi/gold dust are one of the prettiest bichirs around. you should definitely get one. their growth don't seem to be particularly fast, so your upgrade plan should be fine.
i've seen pics of what are called 'gold dust', but they look more like buettikoferi than the 'gold dust' specimens in Aqualog. Since Aqualog author coined the term 'gold dust', thats why i take his description/pics as what it should look like, and so far only seen one pic that looks like those. Now in the end 'gold dust' is probably just a color variant of buettikoferi, but thats beside the point.
don't get me wrong, buettikoferi/gold dust are one of the prettiest bichirs around. you should definitely get one. their growth don't seem to be particularly fast, so your upgrade plan should be fine.
Hey wurm I would want one if you decide that you dont want it I will buy it off of ya.. I am making and Indy trip here in the next week or so... you want in????