Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Endlicher's bichir
Polypterus endlicherii
Photo: Studdart · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH6.5–8
- Minimum tank800 l
- Adult size75 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Polypteridae
- Origin
- West and Central Africa
- Size
- 75 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 4 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- aggressive (predator)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 800 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A large bichir with dark bands and a prominent lower jaw. It grows quite large.
