Lighter Tone ansorgii

[Vancouver_98683]

Any nobody know much about this variant? It was label as Faranah sp. It's been this light ever since I brought home last summer. I know there are wild ansorgiii's out there that don't show markings often , but much darker tone than this. If you have pics of your light tone ansorgii. Please feel free to post. Here's a several photos. Thank u

 

[Vancouver_98683]

Just curious to see if other members here have a lighter base ansorgii w/very little markings.

 

[Oddball]

Is he always sporting that color or does he change from light to dark and back?

 

[Askaleymanfish]

Hmmm very strange he should have at least some color to him with tht sand .... There r no patterns visible at all except for that very very faint spot at his tail .... Idk man that's weird to me maybe just a naturally permanent washed out bichir


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[King-eL]

Ansorgii from Nigeria have no patterns. Many ansorgiis are from Tinkisso guinea that usually show the tannish red or brown color. Another rare occation is a greenish brown ansorgii from kolotoon Guinea. The ones from Nigeria have olive grey base color and pale patterns to none at all.
Here is a pic of only head shot. I only have it for 5 hours before it was sild back in 2008.

 

[Vancouver_98683]

Is he always sporting that color or does he change from light to dark and back?

Yes, she's pretty consistent. Lighter on all light tan substrate, and a little darker on bare tanks and darker sand.

 

[Vancouver_98683]

Hmmm very strange he should have at least some color to him with tht sand .... There r no patterns visible at all except for that very very faint spot at his tail .... Idk man that's weird to me maybe just a naturally permanent washed out bichir


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Here's my other presumably Nigerian ansorgii. It's consistently darker and patterns will come and go.

 

[ExoticGREEN]

Both my Ansorgii look like this^^
The bigger one i was told was from koloton river.(first ansorgii i got.)
The other i am not sure

 

[Vancouver_98683]

Ansorgii from Nigeria have no patterns. Many ansorgiis are from Tinkisso guinea that usually show the tannish red or brown color. Another rare occation is a greenish brown ansorgii from kolotoon Guinea. The ones from Nigeria have olive grey base color and pale patterns to none at all.
Here is a pic of only head shot. I only have it for 5 hours before it was sild back in 2008.

Appreciate this great info king-el

 

[Vancouver_98683]

King-el. Question for u. This is a derail of my own thread, lol. But still about the species. These are your photos I believe. So, I hope u or the original person doesn't mind. But These photos show wild bichirs collected for human consumption, and some to the aquarium trade. Are these greenish brown from koloton guinea you mentioned?