thebiggerthebetter Senior Curator Staff member MFK Member Dec 31, 2009 16,626 14,679 3,910 Naples, FL, USA Apr 28, 2024 #21
thebiggerthebetter Senior Curator Staff member MFK Member Dec 31, 2009 16,626 14,679 3,910 Naples, FL, USA Feb 3, 2025 #22 Orlando's two ~14" ornates, a first for us: Reactions: Caveden
Dégatdeau Plecostomus MFK Member May 3, 2019 218 242 61 Québec City, Canada Feb 4, 2025 #23 They are not ornates, they look more like captive bred P. bichir. Cool fish nonetheless Reactions: thebiggerthebetter and Hao
Hao The Ancient MFK Member Oct 17, 2008 17,601 6,775 230 Feb 4, 2025 #24 thebiggerthebetter said: Orlando's two ~14" ornates, a first for us: Click to expand... Dégatdeau said: They are not ornates, they look more like captive bred P. bichir. Cool fish nonetheless Click to expand... I agree definitely not ornates. They appear to be Polypterus bichir (Lapradei). I'm not entirely sure they are captive bred. Looks like it could be wild ones that have been kept in captivity for some time. Reactions: thebiggerthebetter
thebiggerthebetter said: Orlando's two ~14" ornates, a first for us: Click to expand... Dégatdeau said: They are not ornates, they look more like captive bred P. bichir. Cool fish nonetheless Click to expand... I agree definitely not ornates. They appear to be Polypterus bichir (Lapradei). I'm not entirely sure they are captive bred. Looks like it could be wild ones that have been kept in captivity for some time.
thebiggerthebetter Senior Curator Staff member MFK Member Dec 31, 2009 16,626 14,679 3,910 Naples, FL, USA Thursday at 10:49 PM #25 Reactions: fishhead0103666 and tlindsey