Polypterus ornatipinnis (ornate )????

[trimacdevilconvict]

is this fella a Polypterus ornatipinnis or is it another type of poly

i had a 12" Polypterus ornatipinnis but it did not have the big black blotches towards the tail fins i am totally unsure he was at lfs and came in a shipment of african cichlids so he was in the tank with them i have been after a Polypterus delhezi for a while but i got this one on the cheap

but is it a ornate of maybee is it a Polypterus palmas marble please tell me what it is

sorry the pictures are not that clear but hes a little git to photograph

 

[CFC]

Thats a young P.delhezi.

 

[trimacdevilconvict]

oh my god thats fantatstic i was kinda hoping it was but i did not want to get upset if it was not i bought him for £1.50 thta last time i saw delzheri for sale they were not that much bigger than this one but were greyer and had more prominent bands and were £27

ps he loves bloodworm

 

[CFC]

£1.50 is a steal for any species of bichir, i paid £20 for my delhezi. Try feeding it small pieces of shrimp and fish to get it to grow quicker, bloodworm is not particularly high in protein so fast growing predators like bichirs need something a bit more substancial.

 

[trimacdevilconvict]

i will feed himon prawn i have just tried him on small peices and he has taken them heartly in no time thanks for the advice my ornate ate prawn as well
any particular fish ???

 

[CFC]

I use whitebait from the fishmongers to feed all my predators as it is cheap and since it is for human consumption has not been defrosted and re frozen many times so it retains more nutrients and sinks easily, unlike lance fish from the LFS which normally float and are as nutritious as cardboard.

 

[trimacdevilconvict]

I use whitebait from the fishmongers to feed all my predators as it is cheap and since it is for human consumption has not been defrosted and re frozen many times so it retains more nutrients and sinks easily, unlike lance fish from the LFS which normally float and are as nutritious as cardboard.

i tried lance fish to feed a group of oscars i had they just let them float
bob bob bobing along lance fish = not eating that syndrome

 

[Black_Ghost_Guy]

My larger del also loves dover sole, and the occasional treat of chopped nighcrawlers. Great buy!

 

[trimacdevilconvict]

My larger del also loves dover sole, and the occasional treat of chopped nighcrawlers. Great buy!

thanks black ghost

 

[simonas]

I use whitebait from the fishmongers to feed all my predators as it is cheap and since it is for human consumption has not been defrosted and re frozen many times so it retains more nutrients and sinks easily, unlike lance fish from the LFS which normally float and are as nutritious as cardboard.

is it that bad lancefish? I feed my fish that and all but the fire eel eat it.

 

[trimacdevilconvict]

I use whitebait from the fishmongers to feed all my predators as it is cheap and since it is for human consumption has not been defrosted and re frozen many times so it retains more nutrients and sinks easily, unlike lance fish from the LFS which normally float and are as nutritious as cardboard.

is it that bad lancefish? I feed my fish that and all but the fire eel eat it.

well if i have read what cfc is saying is that lancefish has been frozen,refroze,defrosted,frozen ect ect so the goodness of the fish has been taken by the burning effect that frezzing has on organic matter

 

[Paul_MTS]

this is true with the smaller packs in plastic trays.

i had floating lance fish all the time like this but now i buy big bags of lance fish from my LFS(work!!) and they sink straight away...after defrosting in a tub, they tend to be alot bigger than the trays of fish aswell.

 

[trimacdevilconvict]

this is true with the smaller packs in plastic trays.

i had floating lance fish all the time like this but now i buy big bags of lance fish from my LFS(work!!) and they sink straight away...after defrosting in a tub, they tend to be alot bigger than the trays of fish aswell.

are they the ones in the silverfoil tetrapack i sometimes buy my blood worm in them packs

 

[ghostknife]

How come it only cost you £1.50? i have only ever seen polypterus ornatipinnis for £10+ and p. Delhezi for £20+

 

[trimacdevilconvict]

like you i have seen them for the same price

this little guy was in a delivery of tiger barbs was in a tank with them the lfs owner was on hoilday and the spotty teenager was the only one in the store at the time i asked him how much it was and he said i dont know how much are they normally
at the time i thought it was a ornapinnis so i said i dont know give me a price and he said £2 so i said nar £1.50 and he said ok one up for the little guys

the same shop ripped me off with 2 oscars 4 yrs ago so ha !!!!!