If anyone has some pics or vids of their dabola's id like to see them. Been googling them but im still horrible at id'ing these guys and have been getting confused with other polys that are in the pics.
Like to see sp Dabola
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This has to be the best Ive seen:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/handfeeding-my-lower-jaw-poly.658532/#post-7418631
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/handfeeding-my-lower-jaw-poly.658532/#post-7418631
Read through old threads but i still dont see it. Lap head endli patterns. I can tell lap vs endli though lol.
So the dabola have brownish bases colors ?
So the dabola have brownish bases colors ?
sp. Dabola is NOT identified by a specific color base NOR by "disorganized" patterns.
sp. Dabola is simply a bichir which has not been given a scientific or "official" name to it.... hence the "sp." ...... having said that sp. Dabola is not the same as just stating Dabola. If I say Dabola endli, it is a a regular endli found near Dabola area..... also known as a collection point. If I say Farahna endli, again, it is a collection point area.
Interestingly enough, Dabola Guinea and Faranah Guinea are names of LANDS, NOT water systems. Dabola Guinea is about 5 miles away from Tikinsso Falls/River while Faranah is about 8 miles away where the "original" sp. Dabola is found. The niger river passes through Faranah Guinea, hence the collection point. It's better to call it Faranah vs Niger because the niger is the 3rd longest river in Africa.
There are other collection points (name of water systems) such as Milo (river) which is also found in Guinea.
Although sp. Dabola was originally found in the Tikinsso river, could sp. Dabola be found in other near by river systems in Guinea? Very possible. Just like there are endlis found in different collection points. Are there differences within the same species from different collection points? In general, sure, there can be variations between the same species and that's why we are always asking for collection points. For example, Faranah endlis are my favorite collection point for wild caught endlis.
Best/Simplest way I can describe sp. Dabola at the moment without pictures is as follows....... picture a regular endli...... as we know endlis have a huge pattern variation..... no two are the same...... now picture HORIZONTAL lines along the entire body..... guess what? You have yourself an sp. Dabola.
Some say sp. Dabolas are natural hybrids, others say no, ...... either way, they are cool looking. Some have endli heads while others look to have somewhat of a lap head/shape...... further fueling the debate of wether it is a hybrid or not.
I have several sp. Dabola pictures in my thread...... if you dare......
sp. Dabola is simply a bichir which has not been given a scientific or "official" name to it.... hence the "sp." ...... having said that sp. Dabola is not the same as just stating Dabola. If I say Dabola endli, it is a a regular endli found near Dabola area..... also known as a collection point. If I say Farahna endli, again, it is a collection point area.
Interestingly enough, Dabola Guinea and Faranah Guinea are names of LANDS, NOT water systems. Dabola Guinea is about 5 miles away from Tikinsso Falls/River while Faranah is about 8 miles away where the "original" sp. Dabola is found. The niger river passes through Faranah Guinea, hence the collection point. It's better to call it Faranah vs Niger because the niger is the 3rd longest river in Africa.
There are other collection points (name of water systems) such as Milo (river) which is also found in Guinea.
Although sp. Dabola was originally found in the Tikinsso river, could sp. Dabola be found in other near by river systems in Guinea? Very possible. Just like there are endlis found in different collection points. Are there differences within the same species from different collection points? In general, sure, there can be variations between the same species and that's why we are always asking for collection points. For example, Faranah endlis are my favorite collection point for wild caught endlis.
Best/Simplest way I can describe sp. Dabola at the moment without pictures is as follows....... picture a regular endli...... as we know endlis have a huge pattern variation..... no two are the same...... now picture HORIZONTAL lines along the entire body..... guess what? You have yourself an sp. Dabola.
Some say sp. Dabolas are natural hybrids, others say no, ...... either way, they are cool looking. Some have endli heads while others look to have somewhat of a lap head/shape...... further fueling the debate of wether it is a hybrid or not.
I have several sp. Dabola pictures in my thread...... if you dare......
