My two new bichirs

[CDM]

thanks for that clarification, seems that i kinda mixed them in my mind, a follow up question if you don't mind, how to diffrentiate a mkelembembe from the other palmas complex

"the first dorsal starts in the front half" this is also true for the palmas family, also the big black patches of mokelembembe is quite distinct from the palmas family, so less chance you mess up among them.

P. weeksii:

P. palmas polli

P. palmas palmas

As for sexing, check the anal fin:
Male with wide and thick anal fin, and the root of the anal is meaty:

Female:

 

[big E]

Honestly, I want to say thanks for those pics of these "dinosaurs" in flight!! These are cool they look like dinosaurs or sea serpents or something, great pics!

 

[Infblue]

how to diffrentiate a mkelembembe from the other palmas complex

and heres palmas buettikoferi (the 1st pic).

with the exception of palmas polli, which can be easily identified, the rest of the palmas complex is really a mess. theres confusion regarding palmas buettikoferi and palmas palmas. i still don't know for sure what palmas palmas looks like, but its supposed to look similar to buettikoferi. CDM, your palmas palmas looks like a polli to me...my polli looks like that. Here's another bichir (the 2nd pic) that i'm not sure exactly what it is, could be a buettikoferi variant from a different locale, could be palmas palmas, or something else.

 

[Arofanatic]

Great sharp pics CDM

 

[davo]

some great pics CDM as normal, love the new bichirs. you seem to have a lot, which is your favourite species of bichir

 

[XRAYZ]

CDM- your weeksii is looking pretty sharp. have any profile pics? how big is it?

Infblue- i am deffinitely going to get a buettikoferi when i upgrade my bichir tank later this year. what kind of activity level have you expierienced with them? similiar to polli?

 

[Infblue]

Infblue- i am deffinitely going to get a buettikoferi when i upgrade my bichir tank later this year. what kind of activity level have you expierienced with them? similiar to polli?

IME mostly they like to hide during the day. i would definitely put their activity level below senegalus, polli, and even delhezi. i find them to be one of the most gorgeous looking bichirs.