Definition of SB for bichirs?

04-08-2011, 07:00 PM

Just curious.. Is there a measurement of some sort to determine if a bichir is SB or not? Like perhaps the ratio of the length from fin to fin to the fin to tail? Hope some bros can help to enlighten. Just hoping not to get cheated.

thanks!

coldblood · 05-08-2011, 01:15 PM

Disregarding the shortness of cos, some say the number of finlets, presence of distorted scale and so on on senegals... Everyone's defination is different i suppose.

For endi i always goes by shorter than 1:2.5~3 head:body (do not count tail) ratio. but that is my own perception. Only one of my bichirs fits this description and never grow length wise since it reaches 8 inches ... all other sb sold to me i think is only ssb...... heh.

Maybe the shi fus can enlighten us....

05-08-2011, 02:01 PM

Short body is very easy to see. Semi-short is personal judgement.
The difference for short bodies is very clear, no need to count fins and what not. If semi short........ if u like then buy, dun buy cos ppl tell u semi short.
Short body

Some ppl will say short, I say semi short.

05-08-2011, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by nid

Short body is very easy to see. Semi-short is personal judgement.
The difference for short bodies is very clear, no need to count fins and what not. If semi short........ if u like then buy, dun buy cos ppl tell u semi short.
Short body

Some ppl will say short, I say semi short.

Wa!!

very cute leh these 2 fatties!!

My favourite type of Bichirs "short body" ones

05-08-2011, 02:21 PM

I think SB bichirs are very obvious. Thick and short bodies.
For SSB, not so obvious. Non-uniform scales patterns.

Here is a pic of my SB albino senegal (not as zai as AS Bonito ones though...)

TuNA · 05-08-2011, 02:33 PM

Some SB fishes have deformed/irregular scales.
As bro coldblood said, head to body ratio is a good way of determining SB fishes.
SB fishes also tend to have larger tail fins.

coldblood · 05-08-2011, 02:54 PM

anyone has any sb bichirs to showcase?

Nothing of mine up to standard le~ Just wanna gawk at some cute fat and short stuff

LedZepp · 13-08-2011, 03:13 AM

I think semi short is very subjective to beholder. Might just be a fat bichir. Short body bichirs usually have distorted scales and it is a birth defect I believe.

shawnchen89 · 13-08-2011, 03:24 AM

my ex SB endi

SB albino senegal

and this was taken back in 04 or 05. My fave endi till date, died in 2008 when it jumped out of my tub.. (yes, i know they're hardy, but it wriggled away and we couldn't find it's body till many days later)

coldblood · 14-08-2011, 07:46 PM

Wow. Nice sb bichirs!

04-08-2011, 07:00 PM	#1
Blackscale Guest Posts: n/a	Definition of SB for bichirs? Just curious.. Is there a measurement of some sort to determine if a bichir is SB or not? Like perhaps the ratio of the length from fin to fin to the fin to tail? Hope some bros can help to enlighten. Just hoping not to get cheated. thanks!

05-08-2011, 01:15 PM	#2
coldblood Arofanatic Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 280	Disregarding the shortness of cos, some say the number of finlets, presence of distorted scale and so on on senegals... Everyone's defination is different i suppose. For endi i always goes by shorter than 1:2.5~3 head:body (do not count tail) ratio. but that is my own perception. Only one of my bichirs fits this description and never grow length wise since it reaches 8 inches ... all other sb sold to me i think is only ssb...... heh. Maybe the shi fus can enlighten us....

05-08-2011, 02:01 PM	#3
nid Guest Posts: n/a	Short body is very easy to see. Semi-short is personal judgement. The difference for short bodies is very clear, no need to count fins and what not. If semi short........ if u like then buy, dun buy cos ppl tell u semi short. Short body Some ppl will say short, I say semi short.

05-08-2011, 02:21 PM	#5
Spiritofthesoul Guest Posts: n/a	I think SB bichirs are very obvious. Thick and short bodies. For SSB, not so obvious. Non-uniform scales patterns. Here is a pic of my SB albino senegal (not as zai as AS Bonito ones though...)

05-08-2011, 02:33 PM	#6
TuNA Dragon Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,254	Some SB fishes have deformed/irregular scales. As bro coldblood said, head to body ratio is a good way of determining SB fishes. SB fishes also tend to have larger tail fins.

05-08-2011, 02:54 PM	#7
coldblood Arofanatic Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 280	anyone has any sb bichirs to showcase? Nothing of mine up to standard le~ Just wanna gawk at some cute fat and short stuff

13-08-2011, 03:13 AM	#8
LedZepp Dragon Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 910	I think semi short is very subjective to beholder. Might just be a fat bichir. Short body bichirs usually have distorted scales and it is a birth defect I believe.

13-08-2011, 03:24 AM	#9
shawnchen89 Senior Dragon Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,406	my ex SB endi SB albino senegal and this was taken back in 04 or 05. My fave endi till date, died in 2008 when it jumped out of my tub.. (yes, i know they're hardy, but it wriggled away and we couldn't find it's body till many days later)

14-08-2011, 07:46 PM	#10
coldblood Arofanatic Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 280	Wow. Nice sb bichirs!

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