Polypterus ornatipinnis "Lake Tanganyika"

[giseok jung]

I got a pair of Polypterus ornatipinnis from Lake Tanganyika early this month.

This pair are the first specimens ever landed South Korea and there was no direct import from Africa to Korea these days, I had to brought them from Japan.

They seems has more pointier headshape and greener colors with smaller patterns than Congolese populations, and I'm planning to see how this characteristics inheritate in captive breeding conditions.

Guess it will be really nice if I get any platinums with that pointy head in the future.

 

[giseok jung]

By the way, here is short update of my Platinum ornate I got from Congo WC male and Indo CB female pair before.

 

[HumanBean]

Absolutely stunning. Has a totally different shape than average Ornate you get normally

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I got a pair of Polypterus ornatipinnis from Lake Tanganyika early this month.

This pair are the first specimens ever landed South Korea and there was no direct import from Africa to Korea these days, I had to brought them from Japan.

They seems has more pointier headshape and greener colors with smaller patterns than Congolese populations, and I'm planning to see how this characteristics inheritate in captive breeding conditions.

Guess it will be really nice if I get any platinums with that pointy head in the future.

 

[giseok jung]

Absolutely stunning. Has a totally different shape than average Ornate you get normally

Yeah that pattern and green color looks very different with congo one.
Hoping I can get some more of them in the future.

 

[fishy monster]

Just stunning