Polypterus Delhezi "albino"

[goldcook]

Hi guys,

have u ever seen an albino delhezi before ?

sorry for the lousy picture

 

[Loves severums]

that look like a Polypterus lapradei.

 

[ymolina]

yea theres been pics of albino's come up from time to time on the threads.
it kinda looks like the albino sen i used to have but mine wat a fatty short body.

 

[jevan7]

ya i got one too

 

[nubz0rz]

It does look like a albino delhezi very nice!

 

[BlackShark11k]

Not albino, leucistic

Honestly I wouldn't want tone since it looks almost the same as an "albino" sen...

 

[DMasker]

I like it! Nice pick up.

 

[Pomatomus]

Not albino, leucistic

Honestly I wouldn't want tone since it looks almost the same as an "albino" sen...

No, albino. It has a red eye!

 

[goldcook]

thanks for the comments everyone

that look like a Polypterus lapradei.

the seller told me its a delhezi
but would be nice if its really a polypterus lapradei haha

yea theres been pics of albino's come up from time to time on the threads.
it kinda looks like the albino sen i used to have but mine wat a fatty short body.

I think the head is different with senegalus
but im not really sure if its a pure delhezi, since so many breeders cross breed them with senegalus

 

[jclyde13]

Not albino, leucistic

Honestly I wouldn't want tone since it looks almost the same as an "albino" sen...

No, albino

albino = lack of pigments other than pink/red
leucistic = pure white with black eyes

I kind of agree with the second sentence, though there are a few benefits to it being a del rather than a sen: nicer body shape, it's rarer (personally, I really don't care about rarity when it comes to fish, but I know there are many here who do), and from what I've seen, dels tend to have much nicer dorsal fins than sens.

that look like a Polypterus lapradei.

nope, look at the shape of the head/jaw, laps have flatter heads and their lower jaw extends farther than the upper jaw; delhezis have more rounded heads and the jaws are about even with eachother.