"Polypterus Teugelsi" : True or False? :)

[demonknight]

Found these two strange looking creatures at my LFS. Looked like a small snake from afar but on closer inspection i assumed it was a Polypterus of some kind.

Went through the id thread and just wanted someone to confirm if these were indeed Polypterus teugelsi.

Thanks

 

[GarNiac]

its a rope fish

 

[demonknight]

ok now i seriously feel like an idiot

thanks and mods please do trash this thread

but just out of curiosity how significant are they?

 

[phillydog1958]

They're almost as common as the Senegal and probably priced about the same. I have one and he's a nice addition to my bichir collection. They're not as strikingly attractive as some of the other bichirs, but worth keeping. I have a certain appreciation for their snake-like body.

 

[demonknight]

yes that they sure are

currently the two of them are residing with 3 ornates, 1 endii and an albino senegal

 

[iloveoscars702]

yea ropefish lol. i never see those around here in vegas

 

[vaine111]

Endlicheri and ropefish make great tankmates

 

[machine]

i hope ur endli and ornates dnt eat live food heres sum pics of a teugelsi with ropes http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=303406

 

[Burbotman]

Endlicheri and ropefish make great tankmates

Sad but true, a small or mid size rope is allot like a big earthworm.

 

[tyndall72]

Rope fish