Oh man i cant believe it I OWN THIS FISH NOWWWW!!!!
think its only once in my life time

At the aquarium:



At my home:


Healthy, active and eating.
Still thinking a name for him/her. Really headache. And he is very gentle with a smiley face always when it stares at you. Anyone can tell me how to identify its gender?

More pictures coming soon, i could just sit there for hours looking at it.

*Bought from local licensed fish stores not from illegal importer. And its better to buy licensedly this fish is cheaper than obtaining it illegally. At least save you 2k and up from my experience.

This post has been edited by happy_shopper: Dec 10 2012, 10:52 PM

Aha, no wonder its hard to search for this topic. thanks for the tips. Been reading about the facts on this fish all the time, it took me a great courage, luck and money to get this fish.

Now i m not regret at all but proud to be the owner of it.

Size: about 0.7 feet
price: really wan to tell meh...

From wikipedia: "They have been described as having a reddish colouring on their sides which gets much brighter in the males during the breeding season. This colouration is the only distinguishing sexual characteristic of the lungfish"

guess i have to wait til its 15 years old when it reached sexual maturity.

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Added on December 10, 2012, 11:43 pmyes, got an australian lungfish just yesterday after 6 years+ searching for it. Was quoted 6k/8k etc. bought it at less than 4k though.

My mind keep repeating "omg" for these 2 days. Think gonna see a neurologist soon.

This post has been edited by happy_shopper: Dec 10 2012, 11:52 PM

In fact its less than 4k but more than 3k la. What more mesmerised me is this fish is super rare and CITES listed.

Yes, the moment i saw it, the moment i decided. coz i tot that fish only exist in my dream, so better grab it before i regret. btw, fyi guys irene has always has oddballs.

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Added on December 11, 2012, 10:12 pmWell, i havent tried it out yet but better not. Last time i used to have an african lungfish, it just bit anything fleshy. I studied a lot on aussie lung and was found that its d most gentle lungfish so i think it will be good with me.

The first time I put it into my aquarium, it just didnt budge at all, think it was frightened by new environment
Now its very tame, you wil think its very curious that it is always sniffing here and there.
The best thing is, no matter what, when it has eye contact with you, it just wont stop smiling to you. Oh, it makes me day!

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Added on December 11, 2012, 10:12 pmWill try to put on more pict by tonight

This post has been edited by happy_shopper: Dec 11 2012, 10:12 PM

Right nw no budget... Spent every last cent on d fish liao
2 more pic:

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Added on December 11, 2012, 11:15 pmYes i bet out of every 1000 lungfish sold in msia is afri lung. I decided to buy him a 6 ft tank next yr when i shifted house, right nw pretty broke for a pretty fish.

This post has been edited by happy_shopper: Dec 11 2012, 11:15 PM

Quite sure its an ornate bichir i own 1 oso bought at rm38 (small fish 2")
The other one not so sure not sucker fish expert.

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Added on December 13, 2012, 1:57 amFeed him wif bloodworm n small koi, when he eat is almost african lung if u hv seen it before. No tank mate juz to avoid accident...

This post has been edited by happy_shopper: Dec 13 2012, 01:57 AM

No la bro my 4 ft tank is for my bro's indian toman bunga la (some kind of rare species oso)
Money is limited, fish is lagi limited la. this is d first time i see in msia so better grab it before i regret.