Bichir thread #40

[Ben]

very nice dels bro desmond. will they keep their outstanding stripes as they grow?

[coldblood]

Originally Posted by desmondpeh

Share some short video clips I took. Any comments good or bad are welcome.

Before adding in gravel. (few months back)




After adding in gravel. (Current)




**Sorry first time post video link dont know how to do it the proper way.

Why are you tempting me! haha

Nice nice. Once I save up for 2 years I will come over ya place and package that flat face guy (wink wink)

[desmondpeh]

Originally Posted by Schmike

those dels look gd.

Polypterus bichir bichir

Thanks bro.

Originally Posted by WiNd.feNg

bro desmond you have really well pattern-ed dels! damn swee.. so many sommore

Thanks for the compliments.

Originally Posted by Ben

very nice dels bro desmond. will they keep their outstanding stripes as they grow?

As they grow up, their stripes do change abit. I have a few whose strips turned greener when they are bigger. For patterned dels, their patternings do change as well. I am keeping them to see how they change in the future.

Perhaps bro Kohaku can share with us some of his experience as well since he had kept his dels much longer than me.

Originally Posted by coldblood

Why are you tempting me! haha

Nice nice. Once I save up for 2 years I will come over ya place and package that flat face guy (wink wink)

That piece is one of my favourite too.

[Kohaku]

Originally Posted by desmondpeh

As they grow up, their stripes do change abit. I have a few whose strips turned greener when they are bigger. For patterned dels, their patternings do change as well. I am keeping them to see how they change in the future.

Perhaps bro Kohaku can share with us some of his experience as well since he had kept his dels much longer than me.

So you like those I sold you right? They keep changing as they grow. I still got 5 more better ones in my tanks. 1 almost cannot make it liao as the strips start to fade.

The pattern will change a bit more even though they dun look fantastic when they are small. You dun have to find the best pattern del in the market, all you need is some skill to choose. The strips will also grow if you give it clean and good water. Another thing is dun overfeed them. Let them slowly and develop the strips first before they grow too big.

I will try to find some del pictures to show the change.

[desmondpeh]

Originally Posted by Kohaku

So you like those I sold you right? They keep changing as they grow. I still got 5 more better ones in my tanks. 1 almost cannot make it liao as the strips start to fade.

The pattern will change a bit more even though they dun look fantastic when they are small. You dun have to find the best pattern del in the market, all you need is some skill to choose. The strips will also grow if you give it clean and good water. Another thing is dun overfeed them. Let them slowly and develop the strips first before they grow too big.

I will try to find some del pictures to show the change.

Yes bro.. Among those I kept, still have a few pieces from you.

Would be good if you can show us the pictures.

Hmm.. I do feed my dels alot. Think maybe its time to control abit.

[titan power]

After I gave up keeping birchir for so long, finally I got this

[FlipPico]

Originally Posted by titan power

After I gave up keeping birchir for so long, finally I got this

wa..wat is this?? look nice...

[gracy]

Originally Posted by titan power

After I gave up keeping birchir for so long, finally I got this

this is nice.. is this an albino birchir...?

[Schmike]

Originally Posted by titan power

After I gave up keeping birchir for so long, finally I got this

Welcome back with that shiny little boy.

[WiNd.feNg]

wow! is it the white balance or is it leucistic?!