Bring on the Polys

[Madness]

Thank you @DMD123 for the heads up on the Dels.

I just purchased 6 Delhezi Bichirs (Polypterus) More to come when they arrive :}

 

[DMD123]

Looking forward to seeing pics!

 

[lloyd378]

Where did you get them from?

 

[Madness]

Where did you get them from?

Exoticfishshop.net

 

[lloyd378]

I’m excited for you!

 

[DMD123]

They sometimes will on occasion get a rare platinum endli or something unusual like that. Would love to get one but with the captive bred endli they get the funny looking short snout and frog eyes. Definitely go wild caught with endli.

The delhezi have been farm raised for a while and they dont have the deformity issues. They are some of my favorites except they stay so little... lol. They get respectable in size, I just look at a 20” endli all the time so a del seems small.

 

[FishBeast]

Very nice!!! Can't wait to see pics. Planning to breed them? And yes, @DMD123 is the polypterus master who got me into them

 

[lloyd378]

I just saw a new book on polys is coming out in two weeks..... I was going to buy it ($30 bucks) but the shipping to get it here ( from the UK) was an additional $30.... not sure I’d use the book that much, but I would love to have an encyclopedia on polys

 

[DMD123]

I just saw a new book on polys is coming out in two weeks..... I was going to buy it ($30 bucks) but the shipping to get it here ( from the UK) was an additional $30.... not sure I’d use the book that much, but I would love to have an encyclopedia on polys

It really is a good looking book but the price is a bit steep with the shipping

 

[DMD123]

Very nice!!! Can't wait to see pics. Planning to breed them? And yes, @DMD123 is the polypterus master who got me into them

lol, no longer much of a poly keeper with just the two now. I got a bit tired of the constant fighting, which turned out to be just one troublesome bichir. The endli and ansorgii which I think are both male get along great. No nipping, biting or chasing whatsoever.

 

[Madness]

They sometimes will on occasion get a rare platinum endli or something unusual like that. Would love to get one but with the captive bred endli they get the funny looking short snout and frog eyes. Definitely go wild caught with endli.

The delhezi have been farm raised for a while and they dont have the deformity issues. They are some of my favorites except they stay so little... lol. They get respectable in size, I just look at a 20” endli all the time so a del seems small.

Lol they do stay small. I like the small, now i need to get all of the other smaller ones

 

[Madness]

Very nice!!! Can't wait to see pics. Planning to breed them? And yes, @DMD123 is the polypterus master who got me into them

I never thought about breeding them, i guess we'll see. Then again they will eventually be together with several other species of Poly

 

[Madness]

I just saw a new book on polys is coming out in two weeks..... I was going to buy it ($30 bucks) but the shipping to get it here ( from the UK) was an additional $30.... not sure I’d use the book that much, but I would love to have an encyclopedia on polys

I'd love to read that

 

[DMD123]

I'd love to read that

https://thebichirhandbook.com/

 

[Madness]

Well, as i figured. 5 days to get here and they all arrived dead. 6 more are being sent Monday and this time overnighted. All at there cost. We will try again on Tuesday.

Hopefully!!!!

 

[lloyd378]

Man, that’s a bummer!!!

I wish everyone did air cargo.... so fast ( minus the traffic up there, but fish always arrive no worse for the wear

 

[DMD123]

Man that sucks!

 

[FishBeast]

Sorry to hear that but I’m glad they’re making it right!

 

[Madness]

Poly's are on their way again. Scheduled to arrive tomorrow by noon.

 

[Madness]

Polys made it and look great