Polypertus Palmas

[Sp3nc3r]

here is my new polypertus palmas, the only problem is that i think it looks much more like a congo bichir then a marble

any opinions and such are welcome, he is in a 90 gallon with a baby oscar and electric blue j.d

thank you for any and all help

p.s: the last pic is really bad,

 

[astroboy]

Looks like a polypterus bichir lapradei, a lower jaw species that gets much larger than any palmas subspecies.

 

[beblondie]

Thats not a P.palmas or any of the subspecies It does look like a young P.lapradei as astroboy said it could reach up to 24 inches-Anne

 

[Fruitbat]

Definitely agree....that is Polypterus bichir lapradei without a doubt.

-Joe

 

[Sp3nc3r]

thanks everyone

how long do you think he will be able to live in a 90 gallon for?

 

[ringham]

Looks like it needs a bit of fattening up lol. I have an ornate and he loves his food, sometimes you can see his stomache bulging lmao.

 

[Gankutsuou]

Dimensions of your 90 gallon please?

 

[Sp3nc3r]

4' x 2' x 2'

 

[Gankutsuou]

In my personal oppinion, it should be fine. Longer is better, but that's probably the best home it could have found. Especially with a good experinced fish keeper using TFF!

good job mate

 

[astroboy]

4X2X2 sounds good, but its a 120g not a 90g

 

[beblondie]

A standrd 90 gallon is 48 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 25 3/8
empty weight 160lbs
full weight 1050lbs

 

[Sp3nc3r]

120! wow this is my lucky day

lol..i thought having a dempsey + oscar + bichir was over stocking alot, geuss not +


what other odd balls could i add to my 120 gallon? maybe another bichir of some sort, ive always liked the ornate