I can tell the difference in delhezis because wild caught ones usually have darker patterns and more black stripes than captive bred ones. But how about other types of polys like endlies? What are the things you look for in determining WC or CB?
How do you tell the difference between wild caught and captive bred polys?
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That's not acurate!
I have a very light grey Del with few bars that is WC, and a CBthat is dark, with thick dark bands, and 9 of them!
Looky here:
CB Delhezi: (though it is a Premium "Dory-K" F1 breed)
WC Delhezi:
I have a very light grey Del with few bars that is WC, and a CBthat is dark, with thick dark bands, and 9 of them!
Looky here:
CB Delhezi: (though it is a Premium "Dory-K" F1 breed)
WC Delhezi:
I stop caring about WC/CB.
Not much difference in their appearance if you ask me. So why buy a bichir for a WC price when you can't even tell if it is CB or WC? Perharps the LFS owner is trying to get sales by passing off CB as WC.
When choosing bichirs, I picked the one I like based on several factors. Activeness, Colour, Size... etc. Don't care if its CB or WC, as long as it catches my eyes, I'm fine.
Not much difference in their appearance if you ask me. So why buy a bichir for a WC price when you can't even tell if it is CB or WC? Perharps the LFS owner is trying to get sales by passing off CB as WC.
When choosing bichirs, I picked the one I like based on several factors. Activeness, Colour, Size... etc. Don't care if its CB or WC, as long as it catches my eyes, I'm fine.
I agree that you should choose a Bichir for what you like.
Though WC will always have the better genes, which will usually give you better growth and usually better coloration and markings. (though last bit is a personal preference thing)
At the end of the day it's all down to preference.
Some collectors prefer WC so they know their fish isn't inbred.
Though WC will always have the better genes, which will usually give you better growth and usually better coloration and markings. (though last bit is a personal preference thing)
At the end of the day it's all down to preference.
Some collectors prefer WC so they know their fish isn't inbred.
The truth is, there isn't really any legitamate way of telling between a WC and a CB. I think people are too generalised by the idea that WC would always have superior colouration and patterns.
In fact this is not true at all (as you have proven it).
I'm pretty convinced some breeders sells their high quality CBs as WCs and nobody would ever question about it.
In fact this is not true at all (as you have proven it).
I'm pretty convinced some breeders sells their high quality CBs as WCs and nobody would ever question about it.
There are usually traits such as head shape that can tell WC and CB apart.
Not always 100% but pretty close.
For example my CB PBBs look no where near as nice as my WC ones.
And VERY easy to tell apart.
I would much rather pay the premium for a WC or F1 knowing it has a much better gene quality.
I would have good genes over looks any day.
It is fact that most CB are mass farm bred, these fish are without doubt of lower quality.
Yes, dealers often sell CB off as WC but that's not a problem if you know your source, and have kept enough WC and CB to be able to tell them apart.
And to add, going back to the first post, IMO WC Bichirs tend to have less in the way of patterns.
With Delhezi, CB are usually the ones to have lots of patterning.
Not always 100% but pretty close.
For example my CB PBBs look no where near as nice as my WC ones.
And VERY easy to tell apart.
I would much rather pay the premium for a WC or F1 knowing it has a much better gene quality.
I would have good genes over looks any day.
It is fact that most CB are mass farm bred, these fish are without doubt of lower quality.
Yes, dealers often sell CB off as WC but that's not a problem if you know your source, and have kept enough WC and CB to be able to tell them apart.
And to add, going back to the first post, IMO WC Bichirs tend to have less in the way of patterns.
With Delhezi, CB are usually the ones to have lots of patterning.
i dun really care if mine were wc or cb .... as long as they look good thats enough beside in my country i doubt theres a wc bichir.
btw ... i want that kind royal delhz real bad
so nice thick band ...
btw ... i want that kind royal delhz real bad
so nice thick band ...
tokyogasmask;5049079; said:
I'm a bit of a snob, I will only buy WC from a legitimate dealer! I agree that there is a difference in head shape, strange patterns, and a stunted look to the dorsal finlets in CB that is fairly accurate in helping me identify the difference between the two! The bottom line is buy whatever you like! For me that's getting a pure bloodline as natural as I can get! No short bodies, long fins, platinums, albinos, or any other created hybrids! I even keep separate endlis and laps that have been collected from different locations. But that's just me! Whatever floats your boat! IMHO Johnathan
Its all personal preference.....
Some people will prefer WCs over CB while others like myself could care less. At the end of the day what really matters is that you like your poly!
Some people will prefer WCs over CB while others like myself could care less. At the end of the day what really matters is that you like your poly!