The Buntets A, B, C & D and Then Some...

Presenting (drumroll, eye-roll to all non-fish friendly people person) my lungfish collection...

This is Buntet A. It's almost 1 year old. I got this one from a friend who bought it in Penang. It's as big as a mans arm, or a very muscular womans' arm. :)

Buntet A is currently living alone in a 3' tank.

Buntet B arrived 1 day earlier that Buntet C & D and it is the biggest of the batch.

Buntet C is the with the nipped tail end that looks more like "{" instead of the normal ">"

Buntet Dis the smallest of the lot. It is also the most active.

Group photo- Buntets C, D & B

This means I'll be adding at least 3, 3' aquariums to accommodate these new additions. Yay! Not forgetting the lungfish poop scooping (Buntet As poop is as big as a cats poop! I kid you not!), monthly water change, electricity bill etc. I love my hobby!

Also, I received 1 Polypterus endlicheri with superb markings, based on my standard, but I don't see a lot of P. endlicheri in person. It's about 5 inches. It's beautiful.

Spot the Saddled Bichir, Polypterus endlicheri in this picture!

And today we bid our goodbyes to the cute and entertaining and useful to have around the office (no doubt) to the practical students doing internship at our office... Kakak, Adik & Din! All the best.

AND! A surprise visit by an OLD friend, Mr. Zaki who used to work as a technician at the station.

Haji Said, Kakak, Zaki and "Adik Yang Comel Macam Rabbit tu"

Coming Soon...

More Protopterus annectens annectens/breini!!!

Hehehe.... What can I say? I'm living my childhood dream...

Buntet Panjang C

Buntet Panjang D

Pantodon buchholzi - The African Freshwater Butterfly Fish

My African Freshwater Butterfly Fish, Pantodon buchholzi, arrived yesterday. All 6 of them almost immediately started feeding on those "ulat burung" commonly sold at LFS. Shameless!

These little distant cousin of the African/South American/Asian Arowana can grow to a max size of 15 cm or about 6 inches in length. They have huge draw-bridge like mouth and feed on anything moving near the water surface.

Although they're called "butterfly" fish, they don't actually fly, I read on Wikipedia that they are "ballistic jumper", whatever that means so this species needs a tight fitting cover to keep them from "ballistically jumping" themselves to death.

After 1 hour floating in the bag in the tank.
This is to match the temperature in the bag with the temperature of the tank.

The morning after introduction to the tank... They have good appetite, which is a good sign.

My photos doesn't do them any justice...

So here are some beautiful photos of the same species taken from the net (I don't own these photos and the credit goes to the respective owners).

They look like miniature Arowana with fin extension.

The top profile showing the "butterfly" part of the name.

They have big mouth that can swallow big prey item.

As for the new lungfish, it is currently living next "door?/Tank?" from the old lungfish. I'm preparing a new tank for it soon.

Look at the colour/pattern difference. The old one is one the left, the new one's one the right side

Waiting... Waiting...

I'm waiting for my new "babies"... They'll be arriving tomorrow kot... I've divided my current lungfish tank into 2... It should fit them both comfortably...

1 tip of successfully keeping a lungfish is to have a mesh divider between the fish and what ever wired aquarium appliances that you might want to include in its tank and between the fish and also, a tight fitting lid... They're deceptively strong...

Here's a face pix of my new lungfish... I've posted the tail end in the previous post. It'll be arriving with a shipment of the African Freshwater Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi).

It's sooooooooooooooooooooooo CUTE!

The Saddled Bichir (Polyopterus endlicheri) and the Ropefish (Eirpetoicthys calabaricus) will be arriving next week due to some reason. The stock is not stable enough to ship. That's a GOOD REASON enough... Happy, happy...

I have a friend who is capable of bringing this species Neoceratodus forsteri, the Australian Lungfish direct from Australia with CITES documentation and ID chip, of course.

YES! The Australian Lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri is available for sale in Malaysia. No kidding!

Look me up on facebook if you're in Malaysia and is interested to be the select few proud owner of this species.

I am saving up to buy one too... :)

Coming Soon...

I am adding more to my collection...

Another lungfish. I've ordered for Protopterus aethiopicus (the Leopard/Marbled Lungfish) and Lepidosiren paradoxa (the South American Lungfish) but came across a cheap Protopterus annectens (almost 12", less than RM100), I just can't resist!

Basically, I was looking for these-

Adult Lepidosiren paradoxa

Protopterus aethiopicus (baby)

Protopterus aethiopicus (adult)

that is one very big fish or a very petite dude!

Here's a photo of the actual fish, resting in an aquarium some where in KL at my Kaki Cari Ikan brother GG Ming of Fins N' Greens (he's on facebook, check him out)!

Protopterus annectens (kot?)

It'll be coming to Langkawi next week... I just can't wait!!!

Also... I've just confirmed an order of 6 of these!!!

Erpetoichthys calabaricus the Rope/Reed/Snakefish...

The net listed its maximum size at 3 feet but they're slow grower. Most max out at 20".

They're like olive green snake with fins...

A well-fed (fat) ropefish... They're related to the Bichirs (Polyopterus sp.)

In case you don't know what's a Bichir is...

The beautiful Polyopterus endlicheri, I might be getting one too.... ekekeke

The more commonly seen in Langkawi Polyopterus senegalus

The slightly more expensive albino Senegal Bichir...

And MAYBE a few of these!!!

Pantodon buchholzi the African Butterfly Fish. It kinda looks like the Asian Arowana Scleropages formosus.

Kinda looks like the Asian Arowana with long trailing fins...

Yes... It is related to the Asian Arowana

Surface dweller and surface feeding and a jumper... Very nice!