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[wip / wallpaper] Baby polypterus
🕑 Added 2021-11-20 06:24:12 +0000 UTC* The wallpapers are attached below the post.
* drawing
Bichir, polypterus, I've been wanting to paint them since last year.
Bichir a really cool looking freshwater fish at the same time very cute.
They are elongated fish, which have a distinctive dorsal fin.
And this wonderful fish breathes AIR.
Even like salamanders they have external gills when they were young.
senegalus has a striped pattern when very young, but disappears as they grow older.
Other polypterus patterns darken as they mature.
In the artwork, there are some that have been given patterns of adult fish to distinguish the types of fish. Maybe some are precocious, some may have external gills for more long time than others...?π
I added nose-tube in the middle, but eventually deleted it.
Because this drawing was complicated enough.
For example, I drew a lot of scales unlike usual.
I really liked the texture of the diagonal stripes they had....
I'm thinking of drawing a baby salamander as a series someday.
There was a bunch of hand-drawn sketch I drew last year, but I don't know where it is..π
Anyway, they're on my mind, so I'll redraw them.
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Comments
pikaole
Oh yeah I love this fish. There's so much moss in my tank right now I need themπ
Crysa
Maybe you can check out Borneo suckers i feel like they would be something you draw! π
pikaole
Oh! Thank you very much Crysa :D
Crysa
I love these so much! Canβt wait to buy them on stuff!
fred
:O!!! Not the sweet baby loaches! Can't they use earthworms or something? (Even then I feel bad.... I'm glad I never got really carnivorous fish like oscars.)
pikaole
Yes, it seems that the people who raise them are supplying loach for food.
fred
I didn't know they would eat loaches, but it doesn't surprise me.
pikaole
Thanksπ
Ellie Baines
Love!!!
pikaole
Oh, it's definitely a threat to loach. I heard they eat loach. They share the same floor.
pikaole
Thank you very much Speep!
Speep
The details on these are beautiful!
fred
My loaches were too sensitive and shy XD Delicate babies.
pikaole
I've heard some are docile. However, the maintenance cost seems to be high because they have a habit of jumping strongly because of breathing, and they eat a lot of food and grow big...
pikaole
Thank you so much Elaori! They are such a cute fish..
fred
Oh! You can tell right away they're bichirs! It's so good! I always wanted one but worried they were too aggressive for my tank.
Elaori
AHHH YAY!!! I love bichirs so much! They came out so cute <3
pikaole
Oh! I'm so glad you noticed that details XD In this work, special attention was paid to the description of the fish scale.π
pikaole
thanks Lauren!
Kammy
I love these fish! It's nice to see a change in the detail of scale and complexity. It shows you're such a good artist with broad range!
I love these so much!
pikaole
Thanks Morgan! I am so glad to hear you like it and like this fish XD
Paul Petts
I really like this piece. These fish are very adorable and they look fantastic
