How many can I have in a 100 gal

Askaleymanfish

Aimara
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How many can I have in a 100-125 gal tank?
Stock as of now is
1 cb endli
1 black volta
1 Nigerian lap
1 faranah lap
1 congicus
1 ornate
1 weeksii
1 cb delhezi
1 rope fish
All are 14" or less right now
The 100+ gal will last them for about 2 years till I get my bigger tank
I'm asking so I can no how many more I can by b4 it starts being to much



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ocellatus

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I'd say a lot depends on footprint and water change schedule, as their growth has likely slowed by the 14" mark.

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Askaleymanfish

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Also if u need to no the actual sizes of the fish right now to give me a estimate .. Everything I have is between 6-9"
Except for congicus, faranah lap, and Nigerian lap... Those 3 are 10-14"
If that helps the estimate at all


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mikehagan

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They are fine for now, but my endli grew from 12" to 18" in 6 months. She just started slowing down now at 19"-19.5". Bichirs don't need a lot of room to swim but I like when they can turn around in their tanks. I recommend enjoying what you have or trading some in if you want more.

Another thing to consider is the cost of feeding. With 8 bichirs from 15"-19" I go through almost 2lbs of tilapia per week and I dont feed daily. Just food for thought.
 

Askaleymanfish

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They are fine for now, but my endli grew from 12" to 18" in 6 months. She just started slowing down now at 19"-19.5". Bichirs don't need a lot of room to swim but I like when they can turn around in their tanks. I recommend enjoying what you have or trading some in if you want more.

Another thing to consider is the cost of feeding. With 8 bichirs from 15"-19" I go through almost 2lbs of tilapia per week and I dont feed daily. Just food for thought.
So u recommend no more :(? That blows I still got so much more I want !!:( lol I can put the smaller ones in a 55 tank then and I can deal wit the food bill my 8 foot boa died last month she costed about 50$ a month to feed rats so I got a extra 50 bucks to dish out in food


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I have about 18-20 ft of them in a125

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They are fine for now, but my endli grew from 12" to 18" in 6 months. She just started slowing down now at 19"-19.5". Bichirs don't need a lot of room to swim but I like when they can turn around in their tanks. I recommend enjoying what you have or trading some in if you want more.

Another thing to consider is the cost of feeding. With 8 bichirs from 15"-19" I go through almost 2lbs of tilapia per week and I dont feed daily. Just food for thought.
What!? Dang, I go through 2lbs of tilapia, massivore, and usually 30 big earthworms PER FEEDING!!
 
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