that is weird but very cool where can u buy that kind of fish

my local petsmart sells Polypterus senegalus, which is a closely related species that looks very similar and reaches the same size. P. ornatipinnis can be found usually online or at a really good lfs.

very different but good looking.always somthing exciting here.can you explain more about this fish?is it in the algie eating family

any good tropical fish store normally has these, if not they can easily order them, they are from Thailand

MY MOM: not from asia...from africa like all polypterus species(congo,zaire)these are predator fish( i use to feed mines with feeder fish, beef heart, bloodworms and sinking pellets for catfish)the most common one on the market is called ,here, palma polyp.

a lillte more...a pretty primive looking fish that can breathe air...do not put these guys with agressive or fast moving fish( they are quiet fish)and tank mates big enough so won`t get eaten!

Ohhh, YOUR MOM was put in his place! Looks like you DON'T know everything. I told you so...Hahaha. Dumbass...

soooooooooooooooo what, I agree he's right, don't get tough on the internet either, thats ridiculous, they are also found in Lake Tanganyika, so I was wrong

thats ok( one day,maybe you will put ME back in my place...but until that day comes.........may take a while!!!lol)

You guys are so funny,cant wait at night to get on this sight just to read your comments.Nice to see some good old fashion joking.Cheers

Get used to that Your Mom. You being wrong that is. And I am not getting tough either. I already am big guy. Chuck put you in your place, which was long over due. Lake Tanganyika? Nope, try again. How about Lake Victoria and the surrounding rivers, creeks and river basins. You do know what a river basin is, right? So that's twice now that you were wrong. You should just leave this site entirely and do the rest of us a BIG favor by doing so...

Amen to that one! He's a royal a$$hole! He's probably just a punk kid who has no life or friends. Or he is 5' something tall and suffers from short-man's disease. Either way, he definitely kisses himself in the mirror every morning. Just leave, for good...

your mom was that bad?

isnt that a snakehead fish? those are crazy

no thats not a snakehead, here in canada thay banned those fish (snakeheads that is) in ontario they did anyway. can't buy them here anymore. that is a cool looking fish how big does it get?

tonya: i saw some snake heads for sale at my lfs....i live in quebec...you are from ontario??

tonya: ornate bichir(common name for polyp. ornatippinis) gets about 2 feet long and can live up to 25 years!!!

yes and i heard they banned them from quebec also, i went to pointe claire and aqua tropicale on ferrier st, and they said they electricuted them cause they werent aloud to sell them anymore

because apparently in the usa people were dumping them in lakes and rivers so they didnt want to take the chance here in canada

because they say they are the worse predator, and thanks for the info

no way... i go to aqua on ferrier too, i worked for them.. and i saw some juvies for sale right there ,2 weeks ago....they are lying