wc giant senegals from lake Turkana

[DariusAmurdarja]

Look, what i got, a pair of wc senegals from Lake Turkana. They are amazing and look really different to the usual senegals you get in the lfs. For example they have a white band over their eyes. They are around 30 cm long and pretty beautiful and active, but look yourself:

 

[mzhantsche]

I didnt know their were any WC Sengals in the hobby. They are so commonly bread, i figured no one bothered to collect wild peices.

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[DariusAmurdarja]

Yes...and the captive bred senegals often have issues, stay small and have genetic defects. So i´m glad i got a pair of wc.

 

[Chub_by]

Wow Darius that's awesome..!
Did you get them from tropicwater?

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[DariusAmurdarja]

yes, and what amazes me, is how they look. Their size is one thing, but the female has white markings over her eyes. The finlets on their backs are perfect. They are really amazing.

 

[tokyogasmask]

Look like any other Senegalus to me.
Seem to lack the Turkana head shape.
Turkana Senegalus have no "white markings" through the eyes.

Do you have documentation of source locale? When is the catch dated?
The last catch of Turkana Senegalus, was many years goo, by the guys of Big-In.
They had a exclusivity right with some other groups to fish in the Ethiopian end or the Lake where these are found.
And that batch are all now very large or dead. (way larger than 30cm)
Non native fishing is not only banned by UN law in this area, but also incredibly dangerous as it's a water and food source for rebel soldiers.
They are rarely found in the Kenyan end due to human population and depth issues.(Same with the Turkana PBB)

Just curious.

 

[elindra]

They look like normal Senegals to me. They may be wc but I doubt that they are from Turkana like what TGM said.

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[JML1997]

Look like any other Senegalus to me.
Seem to lack the Turkana head shape.
Turkana Senegalus have no "white markings" through the eyes.

Do you have documentation of source locale? When is the catch dated?
The last catch of Turkana Senegalus, was many years goo, by the guys of Big-In.
They had a exclusivity right with some other groups to fish in the Ethiopian end or the Lake where these are found.
And that batch are all now very large or dead. (way larger than 30cm)
Non native fishing is not only banned by UN law in this area, but also incredibly dangerous as it's a water and food source for rebel soldiers.
They are rarely found in the Kenyan end due to human population and depth issues.(Same with the Turkana PBB)

Just curious.

This guy knows his stuff. wned:

 

[Greg31]

More $$ for the name next to the tske. Just hope they dont die haha

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[tokyogasmask]

Having said all that, what you do have (IMO) is two WC adult Senegalus from who knows where.
This is for sure much better than having two CB Sens any day!