Polypterus Senegalus size?

[Layne Conitz]

I have a Senegal bichir and from what I've heard and seen, they do not grow much larger that 12-14". Mine is 6 months old and now is around 9.5-10". Do they slow down on growing at this point? Or do they become larger than what people say? He is in a 120 gallon tank.

 

[Layne Conitz]

the tank he is in now

 

[kno4te]

Average size is about 8-10 inches. So if urs is already that big then it's more than 6 months old. Urs maybe the lucky one with better genetics or you have a wild caught possibly. Their size will slow down once they hit 6inches or so and once again u got a nice Senegalus.

 

[Layne Conitz]

Thank you. I got him may of this year and he was 3" and like I said he is around 9.5 now. Hoping he grows like my dinosaur bichir, he was 17" in a year and a half and I ended up selling my tank

 

[kno4te]

That's some growth for sure! But u had a dinosaur bichir was 17inches? Maybe another type of bichir u mean?

 

[Layne Conitz]

Yeah I don't know what its called. it wasn't albino. It was a white color though. I will post a picture of him.

 

[Layne Conitz]

Here he is. He was 3" when I got him as well and this was 4 months later. 8". I had him for about another year and when I sold him he was 16-17"

 

[kno4te]

Are u saying 17inches or 17cm?

 

[Layne Conitz]

Inches. Between him and my Oscar they would eat 50 rosy reds and 4 beefheart a day didn't feed on weekends. Sometimes mice or frogs or worms

 

[kno4te]

Wow....incredible to hear of! Maybe from lake Turkana I'm guessing.