What did I get? Concigus?? PICS!!

[STONEDFISH]

Anytime you have to bring your fish home from the LFS in a box, you've had a good trip. I picked up the two polypterus for $24 each. They said they were Concigus on the shipping form. Are they? I need to fatten them up!!
stndfsh!!

 

[odalisay]

Congrats! Those are definitely congicus. I have 2 myself. They will fatten up in no time. Congrats again!

 

[benzjamin13]

Looks like a Concigus to me!

 

[Infblue]

not congicus. those are P. bichir lapradei. good looking fish. looks like decent size. how big?

 

[STONEDFISH]

Yeah, they are good size already....with the fins the big one is close to 12". I thought that it was a great find to get them grown out a little already.
stndfsh

 

[Loubard]

I agree, def. lapradei. Nice fish.

 

[STONEDFISH]

side by side...... a little closer....help the verdict?
stndfsh

 

[Infblue]

12" for $24, thats an awesome deal
i'm 110% sure those are P. bichir lapradei if you aren't convinced, check out JESToner's new pickups thread (couple threads below yours). his 5th and 8th pics are lapradei.

 

[X24]

makes me wonder if after somebody answers others just ride the bandwagon and go with his answer.

but either way, you got yourself a good fish. if i had a large enough tank i'd bypass the standard endli and go with lap instead

 

[Full Metal Gundam]

yup they look exactly like my friends lap in a light substrate. try putting them in a darker substrate tank they look way better as mine doesn't look anything like yours in the pic.