polypterus melanistic or not!

[Spiritofthesoul]

Thats even blacker than my ornate...

 

[aank]

another pict, i got this morning..

 

[peewee]

that's an awesome specimen. oddball for sure. hope it remains that way.

 

[lix.ma14]

never seen this specis before but it sure looks awesome!!!

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

Get a platinum variation. Name them Ying and Yang

PS : How much does it cost? I think I found another one of my dream bichirs for my future 7ft tank

 

[Hao]

another pict, i got this morning..

Is your Endli eyeless? If it is eyeless(blind) then that could explain why its dark.

 

[tokyogasmask]

Is your Endli eyeless? If it is eyeless(blind) then that could explain why its dark.

Hi.
Hao, you are totally right.
That's what we go along with here in Japan too.
Blind Bichirs (even sometimes just damaged eyed) will often turn very dark almost black.

A lot of bichirs are sold here almost black, blind, and labelled as "Super Black".

Nice to seer you around again HAO, where you been?

 

[Cohazard]

Kept over black color substrate, bichirs will darken up quite a bit.

 

[tokyogasmask]

Kept over black color substrate, bichirs will darken up quite a bit.

Yes, of course, but these blind Bichirs go real dark, even on a lighter substrate.

 

[RedDwarf]

I had a very horrible thought go through my head just now as I was reading Hao's question, I hope people don't start making their bichirs blind on purpose to get them to look this way.