SB NOT ALBINO senegul.

[messiner]

anybody ever seen one?? im thinking of picking one up at work. we got 1/2 doz seneguls in and its def a short body. wacha think??

 

[Cohazard]

I've never seen em, so I'd deff pick one up. I hate to nag, but can you post pics afterwards? TIA

 

[dezer]

anybody ever seen one?? im thinking of picking one up at work. we got 1/2 doz seneguls in and its def a short body. wacha think??

Get the sb del. I got a piece. Very cute

 

[messiner]

nono dozer its not a del its a shortbody senegul. the main part is that it isnt albino.

 

[davo]

interesting... i havent seen one. not sure why it is only in the albino strain

 

[Cohazard]

interesting... i havent seen one. not sure why it is only in the albino strain

"....alleles that are on the same chromosome are more likely to be inherited together..." -wikipedia.com

The different genes responsible for albino and SB phenotypes in senegalus bichir's must be fairly close together on the same chromosome. Thus when reproduction occurs, it's much more likely to get an albino SB than a normal SB.

Basically: it's rare so buy it.

 

[messiner]

he had a real irregular scale pattern too. looks skewed, like alot of thr SBs ive seen. im gonna HAVE to get him now.

 

[Cohazard]

dude, are those platinum laps in your avatar? drool.....

 

[messiner]

haha platinum endlis, not mine

 

[messiner]

OK i got him, hes not AS sb as ive seen some of the albinos but def alot shorter than normal. ill post picks tomorrow.