Senegalus maximum size

[Jakob]

I thought Senegal bichirs only grew 8 inches in tanks but my female is now reaching 9 inches
And after reading all 101 pages of the Polypterus show off sticky i saw a few 10 inchers
What is the maximum size of a female Senegalus?

 

[beblondie]

The avg Polypterus senegalus reaches 10-12'' adult size with the females bieing slightly
larger than the males.
Albino variations of sengalus tend to reach 8-10''adult size

 

[channarox]

12 inches max.
females get bigger and fatter.

 

[smpage]

Mine's 12 inches. give them enough room and they'll get as big as they can.

 

[regalt]

my male is just a little over ten.

 

[Infblue]

The avg Polypterus senegalus reaches 10-12'' adult size with the females bieing slightly
larger than the males.
Albino variations of sengalus tend to reach 8-10''adult size

sometimes some might even stay smaller, and its not because of lack of space or food. just that their size and growth rate can vary a lot from individual to individual.

 

[ctenopoma]

does anyones know why albino fish always seems to grow shorter??

 

[killerfish]

thye grow pretty fast up to 8'' then slow down get alot fatter then slowly add on width and length till they get to there max size of 10''-12'' females will only get 8''-10'' but some males will reach 12'' sometimes a little over but this takes a LONG time

 

[cenecker]

My female is 10" and has been for almost three years, I doubt she'll grow any further! She's the biggest I've ever seen personally. People site 12 inches as the max size but I'd like to see some proof.

 

[cenecker]

does anyones know why albino fish always seems to grow shorter??

Albinoism is a MUTATION one might assume such a fish is genetically weaker. Thats a very broad and unscientific answer but I believe its accurate . However...ARE albinos always smaller? The largest Oscar I ever owned was an albino....