List your "Jurassic" Fish!

[BGG]

Well, lets see what everyone has or has kept in the past. I'll start things off. :D
Right now I've got three South American lungfish, 3 senegal bichirs, 1 ornate, 1 delhezi, 1 palmas polli, 1 shortnose gar, and the only remenant of my knife collection, my BGK. In the past I've kept endli bichirs, lap bichirs, congicus bichirs, palmas buettikoferi, and I think that's it for my bichirs, lol. And for a few years I had quite a few knives, thermomter knives, carapos, ossas, mottled, a "dragon" knife, and a few others. :)

[Caveman]

I have very little experince with "Jurassic" fish but I have kept a few Bichirs and a couple Arowanas. At this time I am currently keeping no Jurassic fish.

[piranha45]

I kept a senegal bichir for a few months a while back, till he jumped out on me. He was a great little guy to watch, I had him in a 200g with a bunch of cichlids. Very active creature, zipped all around that huge tank like he was on a perpetual caffeine high.

[Aimhigher38]

I love jurassic fishes... I have arowana, Albino senegals and Enlichiri bichers, bowfins, Aussie lungfish, florida gars, and longnose gars....i think that what i can think of from the top of my head..... :rolleyes:

[redtailfool]

Right now i have just arowanas.. Blacks and Silvers

[Steve_89]

Just got into arowanas, Great fish. I got a 50cm leichardti.

Steve

[piranha45]

you're SURE its a leichtardi? where do you live?

[Steve_89]

I am SURE its a leichardti.

http://img105.exs.cx/img105/1094/leich5nl.th.jpg (http://img105.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img105&image=leich5nl.jpg)

http://img105.exs.cx/img105/3884/leich7ow.th.jpg (http://img105.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img105&image=leich7ow.jpg)

But I live in Australia so they are more common here. But Ive never seen one with such red fins before.

Steve

[E_americanus]

here are mine:

Cuban gar x 2
spotted gar x 3
Florida gar
longnose gar
shortnose gar
crocodile gar (spotted x gator gar hybrid)

P. senegalus
P. senegalus (albino
P. delhezi
P. ornatipinnis
P. retropinnis
P. endlicheri congicus

West African lungfish
marbled African lungfish
spotted African lungfish
gilled African lungfish
South American lungfish
Australian lungfish

African bonytongue x 2
African butterfly fish x 2


good to see some familiar faces here :)

[The TRUST]

I only have 1 Silver arow now :(

I know. How shameful. shame shame shame.

[fugupuff]

whats the definition of a jurassic fish? does it have to have some direct ancestral relationship to a jurassic aged fossil or just something bony and ancient looking?

[The TRUST]

Hmmmm I'd say something like the fishes mentioned in the TFH Jurassic fish book.

[piranha45]

I'd speculate anything that's NOT in super order Teleostei (Modern Bony Fish) would be fair game.

So that would make bichirs, sturgeons, bowfin, lungfish, coelocanths, and other such fish discussable in this forum/thread.

[rayman45]

i had
arowanas
bichirs
garsmight do a group order for sturgeon i will let you know

[Ali]

4 15" silver aros

[WckedMidas]

polypterus , senegalis, ornate, palmas, and channa gachua,

[rayman45]

o yea my 3 foot snakehead and my 6 guchas

[piranha45]

you fed your red sh any mice yet, rayman? something to consider if you haven't :D Just make sure you supply pics for it.

[rayman45]

yes i have

he is getting 1 mouse tonite

[piranha45]

dont forget the PICS

[waterboy]

I have one left from my pair of ornate polypterus, I've had her 27 years ,the male died last year.

[redtailfool]

27 years? im dying to see pics .. pics please!

[waterboy]

sorry I can't post pics yet.

[pufferking]

i have a young pair of albino polypterus and am going to get a black and a silver arowana in a week

[Fruitbat]

Currently, I have:

Polypterus delhezi - 2
Polypterus endlicheri congicus - 1
Polypterus ornatipinnis - 2
Polypterus palmas buettikoferi - 1
Polypterus palmas polli - 1
Polypterus retropinnis - 2
Polypterus senegalus - 2
Polypterus senegalus (albino) - 3
Polypterus sp. 'Congo' (Zaire Green) - 1
Polypterus weeksii - 1
Erpetoichthys calabaricus - 1

-Joe

[Kenta]

Currently, I have 9 bichirs and a green asian aro.

[lophius]

just my 26" Green Asian Aro and my 2ft Protopterus annectans

carl

[johnptc]

2 GIANT GIGAS 2 JARDINI 1 SA LUNG FISH 1 ELECTRIC CAT 1 ABABA AND A FEW SMALL BICHIRS.......,

[piranha45]

how big are your gigas exactly, john?

[The Jack of Hearts]

1 Black Arrow. (12")
1 Clown Knife (17")

Thats it......to jumpy if you ask me ;)

[neoprodigy]

my list

Polypterus senegalus (Albino) - 5
Polypterus senegalus (Platinum) - 6
polypterus ornate -1
Australian Lungfish
Albino African Lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus

<-- click my personal gallery... i will upload more photo this weekend

[johnptc]

how big are your gigas exactly, john?
the giant Arapaima gigas are about 26 inches and growing quickly...they are house in a 2400 gallons system.....to see the tank cam try www.ptcmetrology.com link is near the bottom with user name and password as shown...

[piranha45]

that is IMPRESSIVE. What are the dimensions of that Monster tank?

[buddah101]

First of all I would like to say that I am new to this forum and like it very much! I seen the ad in TFH and tried the link before but all it said was the logo and that was it! Anyway I'm finally here and am a Monster Fish Keeper!!
Right now I own a P.lapredi , Silver arowana , Loma Shovelnose and a 21 inch Fire eel and a Trinadad pleco.
I'm not sure if the eel is a "jurassic" fish or not but looks like it could be.
I have many other fish but those are the ones I'd consider ancient.

[johnptc]

12lx6dx4w feet + 400 gallon sump+ 175 gallon filter box...all home built.

front acrilic is 2" thick

[piranha45]

you rock.

[Rui]

Silver, black and Jardini Arrowanas
Senegal and Ornate Bichirs
Bowfin
Sturgeon (not sure which type, only got it to a foot before I traded it in)
Fire Eels (not sure if this or the rest count as 'jurassic fish')
16" black ghost
29" Clown Knives

[neoprodigy]

12lx6dx4w feet + 400 gallon sump+ 175 gallon filter box...all home built.

front acrilic is 2" thick
wow... awsome spec! got pix to show us.. i want to see your filter setup...

[johnptc]

down with a cold... but pics will be coming....

filter setup:

mechcanical:
4 3 inch diam overflows from tank to open filter box ( 175 gallons) where the water runs thru a long series of mechcanical filter media and dumps into a 400 gallon sump. Sump has three separate 4000 watt heaters and controllers. The water is then pumped up, by a 3/4 hp march pump ( 55 gpm), to the UV sterilzer and drops thru two parallel barrels with bio balls and flows back to the tank. The bio balls provide degassing and bio filtration.

From time to time I run a 7inch dia x 30 bag filter to polish the water. The bag ratings run from 100 micron to 1 micron. Intial flow is about 60 gpm and bag change when pressure get to about 7psi. This really cleans up the water as the main filter only goes to about 100 micron. The main filter was finer but it needed cleaning everyday....now its about every 10 days...just rinse the media out and put it back.

anyway thats the basics....i will get some pics online.


bio filtration

From the sump water is pumped continously ( approx 2000 gph) to an overhead barrel filled with bio bale and bio balls. When the barrel is full it siphons itself empty back to the sump and cycle repeats.... also at about 500gph sump water is run thru charcoal ( 7 lbs).

[neoprodigy]

down with a cold... but pics will be coming....

filter setup:

mechcanical:
4 3 inch diam overflows from tank to open filter box ( 175 gallons) where the water runs thru a long series of mechcanical filter media and dumps into a 400 gallon sump. Sump has three separate 4000 watt heaters and controllers. The water is then pumped up, by a 3/4 hp march pump ( 55 gpm), to the UV sterilzer and drops thru two parallel barrels with bio balls and flows back to the tank. The bio balls provide degassing and bio filtration.

From time to time I run a 7inch dia x 30 bag filter to polish the water. The bag ratings run from 100 micron to 1 micron. Intial flow is about 60 gpm and bag change when pressure get to about 7psi. This really cleans up the water as the main filter only goes to about 100 micron. The main filter was finer but it needed cleaning everyday....now its about every 10 days...just rinse the media out and put it back.

anyway thats the basics....i will get some pics online.


bio filtration

From the sump water is pumped continously ( approx 2000 gph) to an overhead barrel filled with bio bale and bio balls. When the barrel is full it siphons itself empty back to the sump and cycle repeats.... also at about 500gph sump water is run thru charcoal ( 7 lbs).
nice setup... looking forward to see those pics! thanks in advance !!

[johnptc]

pics now in gallery in tanks and equipment

[neoprodigy]

pics now in gallery in tanks and equipment
THAT IS ONE MONSTER TANK!!!!

[redtailfool]

THats what im talking about!! LOL nice Setup John..Glad to see you here.

[guppy]

I think I found out what was given to me as a "marbled sleeper" a south american wolf fish, does not have the wattles but size and temperment match. Does anybody know anything about these ugly *****?

[piranha45]

theyre very similar to big sleepers in most respects; big (well, some species are only 8", but others can get 4 feet) inactive ambush predators. They have formidable teeth. The common wolf H. malabricus is the most widely available specie, it gets about 20" and is pictured below.

the two fish in these pics were both about 10" at the time.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/uploads/20/wolf_fish_eats_snakehead.JPG
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/uploads/20/wolf_fish_eats_snakehead_2.jpg


they look cool, but like gobies their inactivity deters me from ever wanting to keep them, myself


here's the largest specie
http://www.fishbase.org/images/species/Hoaim_u2.jpg

[guppy]

These don't have the mottling or the skin folds mine did but shape, fins, and mouth look right. They eat everything.

[xrcisto]

Nice pics!!!
Your setup.... :drool:

[xrcisto]

All that I have right now is a Jardini and a Senegal

[alfon76]

Here are the Jurassic fishes I can remeber having in the tanks:

1 Black Aro
3 African Aros
1 Leichardti Aros
1 Arapaima
3 Clown Knives
2 Royal Clown Knives
1 Australian Lungfish
Many Mormyrid species and interested in all of them.
1 Rope fish
1 Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri
1 Polypterus endlicgeri congicus
1 Polypterus buettikoferi
1 Polypterus palmas polli
2 Polypterus retropinnis
2 Polypterus senegalus (1 normal and 1 albino)
1 Polypterus orntaipinnis
1 Polypterus weeksi
1 Polypterus lapradei
1 Polypterus delhezi
2 Longnose gar
2 Shortnose gar
1 Tropical gar
1 Cuban gar

I think that's all for now. More "jurassic fishes" will arrive soon and I'll try to update the post as needed.

Ivan

[alfon76]

I actually forgot to add:

2 Notopterus notopterus
2 Papyrocranus afer
1 Polypterus sp. "Gold dust"

[Neo Baron]

Gars and Aros

[tigerfish]

u like hap elongatis

[tigerfish]

dovi is caled wolf fish,or u had the long brown ones?

[MasterMing]

I've got SAL, AUL, albino senegal, palmas polli, and one of the best looking jardinis out there.

[Fishman24J]

I wish i could keep gar but i dont have a big enough tank YET!!!! i love sauger and gar... i must say they are my favorite fish nexted to ****pie and perch but the only reason i like them a bit more is they taste great!!!!

[katfishguy]

I've got 5 gars, 1 black aro and 3 arapaimas :D

[Freshy]

bichir...

senegal, ornate, endlicheri, polli, lapradei, ropefish...

:newbie:

[Jason]

At the moment i have, 1 AUL 3 african lungs, all annectens i think. and assorted odds and ends fish and my favorite pleco, my albino sailfin. I might get a gar soon but i'm not sure. Anyhow thats my list of jurassic critters.

jason

[guppy]

I wish i could keep gar but i dont have a big enough tank YET!!!! i love sauger and gar... i must say they are my favorite fish nexted to ****pie and perch but the only reason i like them a bit more is they taste great!!!!
post your gar recipe please, mine is on another thread and is basicaly a fish ball.

[oily]

i have lung,aros and gar

[sauroid]

right now i have:
Polypterus ornatipinnis
P. senegalus
P. delhezi
Chitala chitala

iv had:
Channa asiatica
Channa micropeltes
Osteoglossum bicirrhossum
Scleropages jardinii
Gnathonemus petersii

[guesswho2005]

12lx6dx4w feet + 400 gallon sump+ 175 gallon filter box...all home built.

front acrilic is 2" thick
Building same in Alaska where did you get you acrylic 2"

[tempest_brood1]

i have a couple of bichirs 9 in all. i've had an arowana once but it died just after 3 days and it was ny birthday when he/she died...

[Whoreny]

1 P. Lapradei 10"
1 Ropefish 15"
2 Channa Gachua 5" (Not sure they are "jurassic")

[deangelo]

2 silver aros
1 ck
1 del
1 P. polli
1 sen
1 ornate
1 endli endli
1 BGK

[fungus amungus]

I have a 6 inch birchir... of unknown kind (colors are all screwy) and a 16 inch enlicheri named george