The Bichir Gang Chronicles

Grinch

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Three of the new bichirs have been identified!

Polypterus palmas buettikoferi, AKA Who's-a-hat
Polypterus palmas buettikoferi, AKA What's-a-hat
Polypterus palmas buettikoferi, AKA Jehoshap-hat

These guys rolled into town direct from Lancaster County, PA where as near as we can tell, everyone where's-a-hat:
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Who's-a-hat was going to join the bichir-gang, but who's-a-hat would have been lonely in the bag solo, so what's-a-hat joined him. This of course left Jehoshap-hat alone at the store, so he had to join the gang too. Makes sense to me.

What I can't make sense to me is how to tell "the boys from Lancaster County" apart from the fourth PPB from Portland.

Have any of you heard this poly's name? Seriously, help a green guy out. Oregon-Trail-Hat?
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Let’s catch up with the current status of the gang. While George keeps a very close eye on things from the big house, he trusts his lieutenants to keep things running smoothly around the fish room.

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Rhino is running the Tang racket. Sure, you can hide in your shell, but you can’t come out without paying tribute to the-great-shellie-blocker. Trade is conducted primarily in the form of spirulina wafers. The shellies carry them around, but only Rhino actually gets to eat them.

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Moppy is following in George’s footsteps and learning the tricks of the cichlid-gobbling trade by training with a Crenicichla. Ropey is fencing cichlid pellets in the African grow-out tank… you’d be surprised what you can tuck away inside that long body. Which leaves us with the only other made-fish that has not yet been introduced.

Cryptoheros sajica, AKA The SB, AKA StuBs

Stubs was recruited into the bichir gang while little more than a fry. He’s running the fry-tank racket right now… they are about the only fish in the fish room that he can intimidate after all.

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Coming up next… the poly-soldiers in the poly-tank!
The bichir gang has recently received an influx of members.
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These are not made-fish yet. They are working the fish room, trying to find the right racket.
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Little is known about them.
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Do have any intel on these plotting polys?
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Do you know what alias they go by?
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Nice sajica. Really like them.

Pic 3 and 5 is an endlicheri and 4 is maybe a cb koliba lap type
 
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Grinch

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Nice sajica His brother is stunning, but is a Grinch fish and has no name as a result... bad luck to name a fish ;)

Pic 3 and 5 is an endlicheri and 4 is maybe a cb koliba lap type But what are their handles? There is a Teug, Endli, Koliba, and PPB without a name.
 
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We've been struggling to find intel on a couple of the remaining new gang members. Fortunately, I've been able to hack the heater to spy on the gang!

Polypterus teugelsi, aka Teuggy-Bear

This poly has been spotted spending an inordinate amount of time nose to nose with a house cat. He is also a cuddler, like the cat. And he has a name, teuggy-bear, like the cat, Kiki-bear. I'm going to hack the litter box and see what else I can find out.
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Polypterus lapradei "koliba", AKA Pretty Pretty Piggy Princess

Does this one really need any explanation? Makes perfect sense.
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Update on the gang!

Teuggy-Bear has moved in with Moppy McMop and his cichlid lover (overlord?). Teuggy-Bear may have eaten the little endli... or perhaps it was Pretty Pretty Piggy Princess? Teuggy-Bear caught the charge either way...
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Pretty Pretty Piggy Princess and the Boys from Lancaster County:
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Sorry to hear your endli got eaten! What were the size differences?

Happy to see the saga continuing.... :)
 
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George and Rhino, together again, and already plotting poly plots.
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