On 7 Mar 2003 at 10:14, Michael Canady wrote:
> Thanks for the info mormon, but the palmas has a fairly distinct
> pattern in comparison to the senegalus. Also, i think this unknown
> bichir is allready getting to large to be a palmas. Also, ive been
> trying to get a delhezi for months, how did you like the delhezi?
> -luke
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Irate Mormon
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:08 PM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net; owner-nanfa at aquaria.net
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- fish id
>
> I have kept P. palmas, senegalus, and delhezi, and ornatipinnis. I
> don't know much about the subspecies, but is it possible you have
> palmas?
>
> On 6 Mar 2003 at 14:15, Michael Canady wrote:
>
> > Hey everyone
> > On the topic of fish identification:
> > I have two "polypterus senegalus", or at least i was told
> > they were
> > both the same species.
> > However, one has grown much faster, and has a rounded tail fin,
> > where all polypterus senegalus I have seen have a pointed tail fin.
> > The senegalus knock off also has a lot of darker spots on the top of
> > it. think it could be a "polypterus senegalus meridionalis".. Am i
> > right?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Moontanman_at_aol.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 6:54 PM
> > To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> > Subject: Re: NANFA-- fish id
> >
> > In a message dated 3/5/03 8:41:07 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com writes:
> >
> > > A while ago there was a discussion on the "fw flounder" that is
> > > commonly
> > > sold in pet stores. It seemed that they were a type of flatfish
> > > found in the southern coastal states. What are these fish and
> > > are they indeed flounders? How big do they get? Are they
> > > relatively easy to keep? I suspect that they are truly brackish
> > > water? Thanks. Nick Zarlinga
> > I have four or five of them I raised from larvae with their eyes
> > still on different sides of their heads and they have never seen
> > salty water. They seem to do equally well in fresh or salt water but
> > they only breed in salt water. BTW they are "soles" not flounder ;-)
> > Mine are about 5 or 6 inches long and 5 years old.
> >
> > Moon
> > -
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> Prost,
>
> Martin
> Jackson, MS
> --
> Life's a fish and then you fry.
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Prost,
Martin
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