Polypterus bichir lapradei

[mcblack]

way cool! love the green color of your lapradei, just wondering how do you differentiate a lapradei from a bichir bichir?

 

[XRAYZ]

way cool! love the green color of your lapradei, just wondering how do you differentiate a lapradei from a bichir bichir?

finlet count is the easiest way to tell difference.
lapradei has aprox. 13 finlets.
bichir bichir has aprox 16 finlets.

 

[mcblack]

thanks for the info

 

[ocellatus]

What size of tank are you keeping them in?

 

[DrBranDo]

cool picture.
thx for sharing

 

[P3R3]

nice bichur!

 

[Fruitbat]

My bichir tanks range in size from 10 gallon (grow-out for bichirs less than 6 inches) to 20 gallon long (for 6 - 10 inch fish) to 30 gallon long (for a few adults of the smaller species) to 100 gallons for the bigger species and individuals.

-Joe

 

[mudskipper]

great fish, but i like the ctenopama in your avatar better. i am getting some soon

 

[gunfragger]

Nice im getting a lapradei in a couple of days im rescuing him from a turtle tank

 

[awansakti]

just sharing