Polypterus senegalus "Lake Turkana"

[Hao]

Added 2 more Turkana senegalus on June 26th, 2025
roughly 25 cm and 30 cm (10” and 12”), super thin. Should be interesting to see them develop. Hopefully these will grow big like my other ones.
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Damn. So unfortunate randomly found one of the new Turks dead this week. Was doing really well too. Sudden death is rough.

 

[tlindsey]

Damn. So unfortunate randomly found one of the new Turks dead this week. Was doing really well too. Sudden death is rough.

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Sorry for the loss.

 

[Hao]

Update on the original Turkana senegalus,
I’ve had her for about 5.5 years now. Shes my favorite Senegal. What a unit.

 

[HumanBean]

Sorry for the loss. So you lost two in short span . Unfortunate really

 

[Hao]

Sorry for the loss. So you lost two in short span . Unfortunate really

Yeah. Alway baffles me when it happens. There are never symptoms or signs. I guess that's why we call it "sudden death".

 

[HumanBean]

Double whammy. Sorry for loss.

 

[HumanBean]

Finally got myself the holy grail of senegals!
Polypterus senegalus "Lake Turkana".
Got this fish 2-3 weeks ago.
Truly a remarkable fish!
Fish is approximately 33-34 cm (13")
Thanks Toyin from Rehoboth aquatics for the fish. ??

Photos from when I first got it/first week:
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The 2! And 3 pic very much look like a head of king Cobra . These Turkana variants are very beautiful and definitely different than average WC bichirs. Was recently binging on River Monsters and in 3 episodes Jeremy dealt with these. Actually the size of the fish was big and was for eating.