Lungfish!

[Scorpendra]

i am considering getting an african slender lungfish (P. annectens) in the near future, and i was wondering if anyone had any experience.

and yes, i know they are powerful biters, grow to 3 feet long, and can escape their tank live for quite a while.

 

[conipto]

You might want to double check, but I believe in some states they are illegal to own, and there may be strict import laws in the US.

Bill

 

[Scorpendra]

well, if it was illegal where i live, i don't believe one would be up for sale there.

 

[defour]

well, if it was illegal where i live, i don't believe one would be up for sale there.

Maybe not, but trusting retailer stock as an indication of legality is less than brilliant. I would check to make sure.

As for advice or experience, I have none, but I agree that they're awesome.

Steve

 

[Scorpendra]

and exactly where would i go about doing this?

 

[cacoseraph]

i tink you can find lists of banned creatures on the US Fish & Wildlife site

good luck though, i was checking on something i was thinking about getting and it is freaking annoying to find

also, i'm pretty sure i've heard some or all lungfish are illegal b/c they can spread so easily and tend to wipe out native species

 

[Scorpendra]

well, there's only one and i doubt even a lungfish can find a large body of water from the area i live at.

but i'll look anyway.

 

[Scorpendra]

okay, i can't find any lists of illegal pet species' on that site.

 

[Scorpendra]

one more question: would it get along with a tiger shovelnose, a marbled achara, a gray bicher, and/or a clown knife?

 

[galeogirl]

I'm definitely not a fish expert, but I've heard that lungfish can be pretty rough on their tankmates, even fish of equivalent size or larger.

 

[Scorpendra]

i know, but if i can get a clown knife, a tiger shovelnose, and a marbled achara to get along (all of which are roughly 8-12 inches)......

but it's only a back-up plan, if i can't work in another tank.

 

[Bearskin10]

Are these also known as sharkheads? A friend of mine was talking about them a couple weeks ago and sound just like these lungfish... Greg

 

[Wadew]

I have kept african lungfish for a couple of years as pets they will eat out of your hand! I see them on my suppliers list if they are legal in your area I could get one.

 

[Scorpendra]

Are these also known as sharkheads? A friend of mine was talking about them a couple weeks ago and sound just like these lungfish... Greg

not that i know of. i just image googled it, and all i didn't see anything besides sharks or shark stuff.

 

[Scorpendra]

I have kept african lungfish for a couple of years as pets they will eat out of your hand! I see them on my suppliers list if they are legal in your area I could get one.

thanks, but massachusetts is quite a bit farther than a pet store i am capable of frequenting.

 

[Bearskin10]

not that i know of. i just image googled it, and all i didn't see anything besides sharks or shark stuff.

I think he just didn't know what he was talking about? I have heard of lungfish before but not sharkheads, I know close to nothing about them so I thought maybe they had another common name?

 

[galeogirl]

Are you thinking of snakeheads? Those have been problematic in many areas.

 

[KLiK]

well, if it was illegal where i live, i don't believe one would be up for sale there.

surprisingly they arent illegal in ny, so your good in regards to legalities

 

[Bearskin10]

Are you thinking of snakeheads? Those have been problematic in many areas.

Maybe that's what he meant but he did say sharkheads because I even repeated it to him and he said yes. I have never heard of snakeheads either though?

 

[Bayushi]

just a side note, if anyone wants to see a really bad movie about snakeheads... rent "frankenfish"....