and this one is not one kept by me - this Ornate is swimming in a tank of the Naturkundemuseum Karlsruhe. There are three specimens, each over 50 cm long. A good example of the way ornates will grow over the years ...
back to my bichirs ... exploring dozens of old DVDs full of pics i found some more pics shot for a while. Here full-body shots of my Polypterus teugelsi:
I keep up on all your poly pic threads, and I absolutely love your collection! Always great pics, and I love how your planted tank brings out bright green coloring on each and every one of your bichirs. Keep the pics coming!
today i will post just one pic ... in several threads it was spoken about the gravel theme. I'm keeping my bichirs with gravel since years and never lost one by eating gravel. They all spit it out and it's astonishing how they sort gravel/pellets in their mouth.
I'd taken a pic of my Polypterus congicus acting this way: