Wild catch albino Polypterus ornatipinnis

[giseok jung]

Finally, i got the holy grail.
Wild catch albino Polypterus ornatipinnis from Kasai river in D.R.Congo.

She is female and around 26cm long now.
(It's one week after she catched in Africa)



You can clearly see it's red eye.



Also it has identical fin pattern of Polypterus ornatipinnis so it was very easy to ID her species.
And also, i think this is best part of her.



Top view.

Hope i can be lucky enough to see her next generation too.

 

[kno4te]

Awesome! Saw that on fb.

 

[lifeon2]

That is a fine looking specimen sir.

 

[fishhead0103666]

So, albinism is a recessive trait and can be passed on through breeding with another fish that has the trait, correct?

 

[Dégatdeau]

Very very nice!

 

[beau1990]

Mad jelly buddy very nice

 

[giseok jung]

So, albinism is a recessive trait and can be passed on through breeding with another fish that has the trait, correct?

Yes or make f1 and breed it again with f1 male.
It's a technique called upcross and it's much easier than get another albino one

 

[Machine 79]

Majestic!

 

[giseok jung]

Under quarantine

 

[The Masked Shadow]

So the growout thread begins...... Will she be going in the tank with all the other Bichirs?