Hi all,
I'm a lurker turned member. I completely re-did my 75 gallon CA cichlid tank, got rid of all my fish in that tank, and got my first bichir; a senegal. He is about four inches, and is awesome!
The tank is 48" x 18" with three fully cycled canister filters (2 aquatop cf 300s and a fluval xp3). Pool filter sand substrate, bogwood, live plants and large smooth river rock. I also have a large angelfish (about 5 inches) and 3 discus ranging from 2 inches to about 3 1/2 inches (I will be driving to Portland in the next couple weeks to get 3 more from the Wet Spot to finish my stock).
These guys are all new within the last 2 weeks. So far everyone gets along, but none (except maybe the angel) are mature yet, so fingers crossed it stays that way! I finally have my dream stock, and I'd hate to wake up to chunks missing from my fish as the bichir swims around gleefully with a mouthful of discus.
I feed them frozen beefheart, brine shrimp and krill. They also get frozen daphnia and omega one veggie flakes. I do >10% daily water changes. Tank at 84 degrees, pH at 7 and nitrates stay below 10
I'll try to post some pics soon but my work blocks flickr and photobucket (I guess they want me to keep busy) so I can either try to figure it out on my phone or post a link to my google drive... unless someone knows how to post a pic (instead of a link) using google drive?
Conventional wisdom, as discovered by my dutiful googling, states that a senegal bichir shouldn't bother anything half it's length or larger. Does anyone have any experience or additional wisdom I could benefit from?
Thanks for reading, I look forward to hanging out with ya'll!
Cheers
I'm a lurker turned member. I completely re-did my 75 gallon CA cichlid tank, got rid of all my fish in that tank, and got my first bichir; a senegal. He is about four inches, and is awesome!
The tank is 48" x 18" with three fully cycled canister filters (2 aquatop cf 300s and a fluval xp3). Pool filter sand substrate, bogwood, live plants and large smooth river rock. I also have a large angelfish (about 5 inches) and 3 discus ranging from 2 inches to about 3 1/2 inches (I will be driving to Portland in the next couple weeks to get 3 more from the Wet Spot to finish my stock).
These guys are all new within the last 2 weeks. So far everyone gets along, but none (except maybe the angel) are mature yet, so fingers crossed it stays that way! I finally have my dream stock, and I'd hate to wake up to chunks missing from my fish as the bichir swims around gleefully with a mouthful of discus.
I feed them frozen beefheart, brine shrimp and krill. They also get frozen daphnia and omega one veggie flakes. I do >10% daily water changes. Tank at 84 degrees, pH at 7 and nitrates stay below 10
I'll try to post some pics soon but my work blocks flickr and photobucket (I guess they want me to keep busy) so I can either try to figure it out on my phone or post a link to my google drive... unless someone knows how to post a pic (instead of a link) using google drive?
Conventional wisdom, as discovered by my dutiful googling, states that a senegal bichir shouldn't bother anything half it's length or larger. Does anyone have any experience or additional wisdom I could benefit from?
Thanks for reading, I look forward to hanging out with ya'll!
Cheers
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