LUNGFISH ID Please, Before its too late.

[TakeNotes]

Went to get a motoro at a wholesaler and saw this lungfish for a decent price, its about a foot long and was a bit darker in the store but colors are lighter since i just put it in my 125 tonight.

Is ina tank with many big bichirs and a silver aro and the new motoro. Someone already bit the motoro but nothing too serious, Cant find any ID charts, can someone tell me what kind of lungfish this is because if its an african ima have to get a separate tank before it eats something i care about. lol

 

[Hao]

For sure it's an African Lungfish. I think it's a P. Dolloi.

 

[Wiggles92]

For sure it's an African Lungfish. I think it's a P. Dolloi.

x2 on at least the African part.

You need to move it to a different aquarium since it will eventually kill all of the other fishes, especially the ray.

 

[Brev]

WAL

 

[King-eL]

Protopterus annectens annectens aka West African Lungfish or WAL for short.

 

[dingwersen]

I backing every one else here, African for sure, move it quick for the sake of your other fish, they do not like company!

Good looking fish.

Best of luck with it

 

[5280critters]

I have a tank you can put him in here in Colorado LOL

 

[TakeNotes]

Thanks everyone, i will be moving it as soon as i get home.... Have temporary 40 breeder for it. One of my poys or the gar but one of it tentacles overnight.... will this grow back> was bit about half way down.

I have a tank you can put him in here in Colorado LOL

 

[lungfishlover]

yeah it will grow back - was probably the WAL that bit your ray......

 

[TakeNotes]

yeah it will grow back - was probably the WAL that bit your ray......

Wow its scary how similar our stocks are. I have a silver aro, florida gar, same snails, endli (2 diff), ornate, lap, weeksii, fire eel, albino sengal, marbled achara cat and a motoro. I have had the motoro for a few days and ornate for about 2 weeks and neither eat. ornate ate some live earth worms but i wont wanna feed live, ray only nibbled at some krill but didnt eat it and spit the earth worms out. Any tips on gettin my motoro and ornate to eat? weeksii use to not eat but after like 2 months, takes silversides stuffed with carnivore or massivore. Have tried krill, silversides, carnivore and massivore.