Polypterus senegalus "Lake Turkana"

Hao

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Love the look. Contemplating whether I should get a turkana senegalus now ?
They are definitely harder to obtain now. Since the market in SG is pretty dead, probably could get the turkana senegal for pretty cheap. I would get it if I were you.
 

Hao

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few more months and it’ll be 3 years with this Turkana senegal. I wonder if she’ll grow more. She’s kind of a picky eater, mainly only likes to eat pellets. She’s still about 15.5”.
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Hao

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Quick update. Been little over 3 years now! I hope she will grow length wise still. She seems to have gotten thicker lately.

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SpecialKay

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How big is she now?

I saw a couple on Ebay that were supposedly Turkanas, and almost pulled the trigger before my sanity caught up.
 
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Hao

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How big is she now?

I saw a couple on Ebay that were supposedly Turkanas, and almost pulled the trigger before my sanity caught up.
She hasn't grown still about 15.5"-16". I bought a couple new ones few months ago, those are slowly catching up to her in length. Hopefully one of those new ones will hit 17”-18” one day. 🫡
But yeah the ones on eBay are the ones my friend imported, also where I got mine. They are one of the rarest bichirs out there. Definitely should pull the trigger if you have the opportunity.

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SpecialKay

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She hasn't grown still about 15.5"-16". I bought a couple new ones few months ago, those are slowly catching up to her in length. Hopefully one of those new ones will hit 17”-18” one day. 🫡
But yeah the ones on eBay are the ones my friend imported, also where I got mine. They are one of the rarest bichirs out there. Definitely should pull the trigger if you have the opportunity.

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On eBay, the ones being sold by fish station? If you're backing the authenticity then I definitely will pull the trigger. Ngl, I only stopped because I was worried about them truly being Turkana, since eBay is really hit or miss.
 
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