Need an ID

[regalt]

Hello,

definitely a Polypterus bichir lapradei.

This can be seen when looking at the eyes-mouth-region ... typical descending line - P.e.congicus has a more horizontal line here. Also P.b.bichir has not such a descending line ... the head shape at all is somewhat different as could be seen on the P,b.bichir-related pics here.

There can be different reasons for the pale over-all colouration ... first: the darker the gravel, the darker the bichir (mostly). Also the contrast of the pattern is more visible.
Second: If the bichir is set in the tank shortly before he needs a bit time to acclimate - some will get their typical colouration / pattern after a day, some others need up to two weeks. This is pendent with hiding points and lightning (remember: Most bichirs are creatures of the night).

Greetings
Uwe

That’s what i thought he was a lapradei but my dad thinks its just a big sen he seems to be getting his markings a little bit that how he looked in the tank they had him in when i got him his tail is kind of chewed up.

If ya don't mind me asking, what store did ya get him from in Toledo? I've only seen sens and ornates for sale here...

I got him at daves tropical fish we went up their to trilbys the had on their web site a 10-12" ornate but when we got their it really didn’t look to good and they wanted 70 for him he was more like 6-7" and then we went out to eat and asked a guy at ci ci's new of any other places around and he drew us up a map to daves not a real big place but had some real good prices and no ware near as expensive as tribys i paid 80 for this guy but i think he’s worth it cant wait to fatten him up.

 

[Sphinx070886]

Look at the head.
It's no sen.
Her to compare:

Lap

the right one is male (like yours)

Sen

you see the difference?

 

[Hao]

no im jk 1 is upper jaw,1 is lower jaw haha

 

[regalt]

Look at the head.
It's no sen.
Her to compare:

Lap

the right one is male (like yours)

Sen

you see the difference?

That’s exactly what i told him its just that he has the same color as my sens do.

 

[Sphinx070886]

I bought my laps labeled as sens.

Cause my Laps are grey like sens to

 

[CDickes1988]

That’s what i thought he was a lapradei but my dad thinks its just a big sen he seems to be getting his markings a little bit that how he looked in the tank they had him in when i got him his tail is kind of chewed up.




I got him at daves tropical fish we went up their to trilbys the had on their web site a 10-12" ornate but when we got their it really didn’t look to good and they wanted 70 for him he was more like 6-7" and then we went out to eat and asked a guy at ci ci's new of any other places around and he drew us up a map to daves not a real big place but had some real good prices and no ware near as expensive as tribys i paid 80 for this guy but i think he’s worth it cant wait to fatten him up.

OMG, I was at Daves and saw the bichir, but he was hiding, so I just thought it was a larger sen. Damn! And yeah, that ornate at Trilby's is quite pale and def not 10". You bastard!

 

[regalt]

OMG, I was at Daves and saw the bichir, but he was hiding, so I just thought it was a larger sen. Damn! And yeah, that ornate at Trilby's is quite pale and def not 10". You bastard!

Is their any other stores up around their that carry any other odd ball fish im still looking for more Bichirs and maybe some dats.

 

[Tom500]

Its a lapradei

 

[joel]

lap

 

[CDickes1988]

Is their any other stores up around their that carry any other odd ball fish im still looking for more Bichirs and maybe some dats.

Not really, Toledo sucks for oddball fish. However, Dave's Tropicals gets the most in, and their stock changes quite a bit from week to week. They pretty much keep their mom & pop business open by bringing in all the fish other LFS around here won't. Not to mention they have great prices.