polypterus throwback

[Hao]

I just found some old photos of my bichir collection from 2009. I started keeping bichirs in 2008. My first was an Ornate(too bad didn't document it's earlier growth).
Toward the end of 2008, I upgraded from 20g to 100g. I also happened to join MFK around that time. That's when I learned a lot more about other bichir species and such.
When 2009 came, I decided to collect upper jaw bichirs and add some black sand to enhance their colors. I pretty much started with 1 bichir for months. and then within a few months later, I had 14-16 bichirs.
It's pretty neat to look back and see how much I have learned since then. You can also see how much my photography skills have improved hahaha.

Share your throwback too!

My stocklist during mid-2009:
x1 Ornate (same ornate that stayed til 2012).
x2 Delhezi
x2 Endli
x1 Palmas Polli
x1 Palmas Palmas
x1 Retropinnis
x1 Weeksii
x2 Captive Bred Senegal
x1 Wild Caught Senegal
x2 Longfin Senegal
x1 Platinum Senegal
x1 RopeFish
x1 Albino Senegal

Earliest photo of my collection was in 2009.

 

[Polyaddict86]

Do last year count? I only started last year

 

[Hao]

Do last year count? I only started last year

Yeah. just throwback to your beginning.

 

[jaws7777]

Cool thread hao. Will dig up some pics

 

[Polyaddict86]

My first WC LJ, endlicheri black volta

 

[thefredpit]

I just found some old photos of my bichir collection from 2009. I started keeping bichirs in 2008. My first was an Ornate(too bad didn't document it's earlier growth).
Toward the end of 2008, I upgraded from 20g to 100g. I also happened to join MFK around that time. That's when I learned a lot more about other bichir species and such.
When 2009 came, I decided to collect upper jaw bichirs and add some black sand to enhance their colors. I pretty much started with 1 bichir for months. and then within a few months later, I had 14-16 bichirs.
It's pretty neat to look back and see how much I have learned since then. You can also see how much my photography skills have improved hahaha.

Share your throwback too!

My stocklist during mid-2009:
x1 Ornate (same ornate that stayed til 2012).
x2 Delhezi
x2 Endli
x1 Palmas Polli
x1 Palmas Palmas
x1 Retropinnis
x1 Weeksii
x2 Captive Bred Senegal
x1 Wild Caught Senegal
x2 Longfin Senegal
x1 Platinum Senegal
x1 RopeFish
x1 Albino Senegal

Earliest photo of my collection was in 2009.
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how about some pics of the long fins

 

[Zilch]

First the congi back in June of 2016:




The albino back in April of 2016 when it got a hickey from swimming up the python and getting stuck when I was doing a water change


COOKIE FISH in April of 2016, for reference, it's in a 20 long:



And my fat ornate in January of 2016 when I first fell to this addiction!

 

[Polyaddict86]

My dabola endli, 2016 when i first got them

 

[Angelphish]

The Sen that started the addiction, March of this year:

 

[jaws7777]

Spike r.i.p (del) started the affliction in april of 2015.

Followed by nigel (ornate) in march of 2015.

Sen in september of 2015 (i dont remember what they named it)

Nigerian lap in september of 2015

Gold dust (killed by the ornate) july of 2015

Moke august of 2015


Only the ornate and sen remain from my original group.


Gotta throw these two in . Got him january of 2015


And her in dec of 2014.