I'm having trouble finding which species of polypterus are captive bred. I've heard that it's uncommon for polypterus to breed in captivity and I really don't want to purchase a wild-caught one. If anyone can help create a list of captive-bred polypterus species, it would be much appreciated.
Which Species of Polypterus are Captive Bred?
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Ornate, Delhezi, Senegal (Albino too. Most common Bichirs.), Endlicheri
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Plenty of polys are CB, especially the more beginner friendly species 
Wild caught senegals are rare in particular, took me a while to get one.
Wild caught senegals are rare in particular, took me a while to get one.
Which species are you looking into? lower jaws that can get 18”+ or upper jaws that can 7”-10”.
Captuve breed UJ can grow 7”-10”:
Senegal: common
Albino sen: common
Delhezi: common
Palmas polli: kinda rare but still available
Captive breed Ornate 18”+ but still a UJ.: common
Captive breed LJ can grow 18”+
Endlicheri: common
Hybrid: ansorgiixlap or ansorgiixendli or (lapxendli which is lapen in asia): kinda rare
PBB: seasonal
Koliba: common
lapradei: common
Congicus: rare
Captuve breed UJ can grow 7”-10”:
Senegal: common
Albino sen: common
Delhezi: common
Palmas polli: kinda rare but still available
Captive breed Ornate 18”+ but still a UJ.: common
Captive breed LJ can grow 18”+
Endlicheri: common
Hybrid: ansorgiixlap or ansorgiixendli or (lapxendli which is lapen in asia): kinda rare
PBB: seasonal
Koliba: common
lapradei: common
Congicus: rare
I'm planning on getting an upper jaw species as they tend to be smaller, so a Senegal or Delhezi what I'm probably going to get. I live in HK so we don't have much space regardless of how much I like the look of the ornate bichir. The tank's footprint will be around 120cmx50cm.
Does anyone know if the P. palmas sub-species are commonly sold as well?
P. Palmas sub-species are commonly sold, beuttikoferi and palmas polli are available mostly all year round, but that depends on the lfs stocks or supplier. The only challenge is the palmas palmas.