Looking to find some bichir to add to my bichir tank

[Bichir Love]

Hello I am looking to find a bichir breeder or a LFS that has or can get bichirs
I love them and find them very interesting fish
I am however finding it pretty difficult to find them around anywhere near me
I would really like to get a tankmate for the albino senegal bichir I have so it can have a friend to swim around with and do bichir stuff together with lol
So if anyone on here could point me in the right direction of where to go or who to talk to that would be very appreciated ever so much
Thank you in advance
Nicole

 

[Polyaddict86]

Hello I am looking to find a bichir breeder or a LFS that has or can get bichirs
I love them and find them very interesting fish
I am however finding it pretty difficult to find them around anywhere near me
I would really like to get a tankmate for the albino senegal bichir I have so it can have a friend to swim around with and do bichir stuff together with lol
So if anyone on here could point me in the right direction of where to go or who to talk to that would be very appreciated ever so much
Thank you in advance
Nicole

Where are you from?? And what species of bichir you looking for??

 

[DMD123]

Also what size tank do you have? This would determine the what type and how many bichir you can keep.

 

[Bichir Love]

I am sorry I thought I had put where I was from
I am from ontario I live in Tyendinaga township near Belleville
I really like the teugelsi bichir and would LOVE to find 1 of those that would be my top choice
I would like another albino senegal bichir second choice
I would like a delhezi bichir as my last choice
I also have a friend that is looking for a nile bichir or an ornate bichir as well

 

[Bichir Love]

right now I have a 90 gallon and I prefer the teugelsi albino senegal or delhezi guys the most maybe 1 of each if Im super lucky lol

 

[Polyaddict86]

Teugelsi grows really big and might make a meal on your albino, and finding one is really hard, most of them are sold big size and cost alot.

 

[Bichir Love]

I have seen varying results on how big the teugelsi get how big honestly would it get in ur opinion? And ya I expected to pay a pretty penny to get 1 if I could find it lol
Also am I correct that the senegal gets around 16-20 inches ?
I saw varying results on most of the stuff I looked up bichir wise hence why I dont believe google
I figured this place would be the best place to get the proper answers I'd need to make the educated decisions I need to make right
I always like to plan for the bigger size of it rather than the smaller size that way Im not surprised when they exceed the smaller end of the scale lol

 

[Polyaddict86]

The biggest size on sen 10"-13", for albino is 7"-9", i dont have a teugelsi but i seen people post one, its about 19"-22".

 

[Polyaddict86]

There is a online vendor called unclenedsfishfactory.com that hase a teugelsi for sale for $400 15"-20".

 

[tlindsey]

WC Senegalus from lake Turkana grow the largest, but most Sens sold are CB on fish farms.