Another Prehistoric Monster!

[gasmask]

Yesterday, I got back from collecting my new beast.

50cm Wild PO. Bichir Bichir Turkana!
This is 1 of only 15 know pieces in captivity!
Fish is male, and has a bit of a bad attitude. The original owners moved it into a viewing tank for me to look at the other day, and when I collected it today they told me it beat the crap out of everything in the tank last night!
I'm hoping this was a freak moment of aggression, as whatever tank I put it in has valuable fish in.

One of it's finlets is torn on the softer membrane part, I hope that will heal (I guess it will) I was going to use this to get the price down, but turns out I din't need to say anything, it had already been reduced for me by ¥100,000!
Still cost a bomb, but it always goes down well with the wife when a "discount" is involved...

Anyway heres some pics: (It has dropped all markings and color is paler since being bagged and transported)

Thanks for looking.
I will update this post as it settles in the tank and colors up.
It is in the tank with a much younger, smaller Captive Bred Bichir Bichir that I hope to attempt breeding in the future!

 

[simonas]

not sure if its my pc but I can;t see pics which is a shame as I;m dying to see it!!

its working now!!! thats a beautiful bichir!! I love the longer snout

 

[KittyKat]

Good find, would be interesting to see the whole set-up!

 

[ian]

good pics Gasmask, as above, would love to see the whole set up.

 

[james_fish]

He's a real beauty!

James.

 

[gasmask]

A from above pic of the new PBB next to my monster Endli.
Though they are almost the same length (PBB is 51cm, Endli is 54-55cm), they have a HUGE girth and head size difference!

 

[gasmask]

Putting some weight, and color on now!

 

[Graphic5]

they are real bauties those mate

 

[always4lora]

jealous nice find!

 

[kniesh]

Lovely fish mate. Always get jealous when I see some of your collection, and the fish that seem to be available over there compared to here. Viewing your pictures got me to buying some of my own, currently have;

2x Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri (Roughly 6 inches)
3x Polypterus senegalus (about 7")
1x Ornate (About 12")
1x Polypterus palmas (about 8")

They will all be going in a massive tank with other oddballs and hopefully a lot more Bichirs. I can only dream of your collection though unfortunately. Going to upload a few of my pics now actually. Good stuff mate.

 

[always4lora]

Lovely fish mate. Always get jealous when I see some of your collection, and the fish that seem to be available over there compared to here. Viewing your pictures got me to buying some of my own, currently have;

2x Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri (Roughly 6 inches)
3x Polypterus senegalus (about 7")
1x Ornate (About 12")
1x Polypterus palmas (about 8")

They will all be going in a massive tank with other oddballs and hopefully a lot more Bichirs. I can only dream of your collection though unfortunately. Going to upload a few of my pics now actually. Good stuff mate.

Just sold my 2 congicus's (largest was 17/18inch) and 1 lapredei, only have 1 weeksii and ornate left now after 1 lap made it to the floor and the senegal ended up being a snack for the ray

 

[gasmask]

Lovely fish mate. Always get jealous when I see some of your collection, and the fish that seem to be available over there compared to here. Viewing your pictures got me to buying some of my own, currently have;

2x Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri (Roughly 6 inches)
3x Polypterus senegalus (about 7")
1x Ornate (About 12")
1x Polypterus palmas (about 8")

They will all be going in a massive tank with other oddballs and hopefully a lot more Bichirs. I can only dream of your collection though unfortunately. Going to upload a few of my pics now actually. Good stuff mate.

Just sold my 2 congicus's (largest was 17/18inch) and 1 lapredei, only have 1 weeksii and ornate left now after 1 lap made it to the floor and the senegal ended up being a snack for the ray

Time to restock some more then!

A new bill is about to pass that is making it a legal requirement for all large tank fishkeepers to have AT LEAST 5 Bichirs per tank.

 

[Leel]

Thats amazing, I've never really though much of people keeping "Prehistoric" fish. It's awafully tempting given my love of monsters

 

[gasmask]

Some more pics of the new guy and his buddies:

Colors really coming out now

Big Wild caught Bichir Bichir "Turkana" with smaller captive bred Bichir Bichir "Turkana"

WC PBB

CB PBB

Young 14" WC Congicus

56cm WC Endlicheri Endlicheri

Big Boss Black Arowana watches over them

 

[gasmask]

More pics!

These are some pics of a few of my Juvenile Ancient fish that I am growing out:

2x 5" CB Ansorgii (Kamihata F1 breed)

2x 5" CB Endlicheri Endlicheri (paler one is mass farm bred, the darker is "Dory-K" F1 premium breed)

3x CB Senegalus (2x 4" normal, 1x 3" Super shortbody Albino)

5" Weeksii

9" Ornatipiniis (replacing my old 19" that passed away)

2" Peacock bass (unknown variant)

5" Spotted (though more likely a Florida) Gar (When fully grown will go in with my other 6 Gars)

Thanks for looking, loads more fish but I have run out of photographic energy lol!