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bcmama
08-05-2007, 1:38 PM
hello there i am new to this site today . about a week ago i purchased a Senegal bichir now i know nothing of what kinda tank mates are good for him / her or if it can eat anything other than shrimp pellets if i could get some help with this that would be great thanks p.s. he is about 4-5 inches long lol still a little guy haha
dragonfish
08-05-2007, 1:43 PM
There is a great primer in the poly section that definitely should be read. But for now mine eats brine shrimp, bloodworms, pellets but loves pieces of krill. Hope this helps and welcome and pics of the guy are now a mandatory requirement.
bcmama
08-05-2007, 1:46 PM
lol thanks i will try to get a pic of him on here lol he is so small lol his name is spike
Nabbig2
08-06-2007, 3:04 PM
Senegal Bichirs are awesome. How big is his tank?
beblondie
08-06-2007, 5:03 PM
follow the link
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65770
beblondie
08-06-2007, 5:04 PM
Humble ain't I lol
bcmama
08-06-2007, 5:58 PM
right now he is in a 30 gal one day when he is big enough i will put him in my 90 gal with my red Oscar if it is doable lol
Nabbig2
08-06-2007, 6:09 PM
right now he is in a 30 gal one day when he is big enough i will put him in my 90 gal with my red Oscar if it is doable lol
He will do fine in a 30 gal, but bigger is better. He should be fine with an oscar, but make sure the oscar doesn't eat all the food before the bichir gets some.
He will do fine in a 30 gal, but bigger is better. He should be fine with an oscar, but make sure the oscar doesn't eat all the food before the bichir gets some.
mine always tries :ROFL:
Andri Pogo
08-07-2007, 6:50 AM
lol congratz on the new polypterus lol :)
bcmama
08-07-2007, 11:32 AM
thank you yesterday i went to the pet store again and i bought a pictus cat ,now the pictus cat seem extreemly hyper as i know that it is normal but what i am wondering is do you think that this will stress my bichir out at all ?
jojo_nature
08-07-2007, 11:39 AM
My poly 's love earthworms but will eat pellets.
bcmama
08-07-2007, 12:20 PM
so i went to the pet store yesterday and bought a pictus cat , this pictus cat seems ectreemly hyper i know that this is normal but what i am wondering is will this hyper fish stress out my bichir?