Albino Senegal Bichir

Albino Bichir (Polypterus senegalus – Albino Variant)
A rare and prehistoric-looking fish with stunning creamy-white coloration and loads of personality

The Albino Bichir is a striking color morph of the Senegal Bichir, featuring a creamy white to pinkish body and bright red eyes. Known for its eel-like body, armored scales, and unique ability to breathe atmospheric air, this species is both hardy and fascinating to watch. A bottom-dwelling predator, it requires a spacious aquarium with a secure lid, as Bichirs are skilled jumpers. Best kept by experienced aquarists, the Albino Bichir is peaceful toward tankmates too large to swallow and makes an impressive showpiece in oddball or predatory setups.

Need to Know:

• Recommended For: Advanced aquarists and oddball or predator aquariums

• Minimum Tank Size: 300 litres

• Temperature Range: 24–28°C

• pH Range: 6.5–7.5

• Recommended School Size: Can be kept singly or with other large Bichirs

• Compatibility: Peaceful with large fish; will eat small tankmates

• Max Size: 35–50 cm

Shipping Disclaimer:

All fish are usually shipped on Monday or Tuesday mornings via an overnight courier. We use NZ Couriers for all livestock shipping, we find they handle your fish with the best possible care and have quick overnight delivery nationwide.

Special Requests:

If you have any requests for gender/colour etc we will do our best to accommodate them. Please note we can not always accommodate every request due to high stock turnover and what is available at the time. We move all fish sold online into separate holding tanks while they wait to be shipped.

Rural Shipping:

Good news! If you are a rural customer, we can still ship fish to you. Your order will be shipped to your nearest NZ Couriers Depot or Collect/Send Point and you will be phoned once it arrives. You can find your nearest depot/point here: https://nzcextras.co.nz/nearestlocation/