Which Bichirs would you recommend for a 150 gallon?

[Slayer2533]

Food may be an issue. As the bgk uses electrical impulses to find live food. Bichirs use smell and when near sight. The bichirs may out compete a bgk....I don't know for sure but have been looking into them as I have always liked bgks. I have a very good lfs and have talked to a few people there on this subject they have one it a very large tank I think 280 not sure. It's 16" and it's been in their care for its entire life. It will eat pellets but it took years for that to happen they said. I don't know for sure but from some of the things I've read seems posible.

Wow it took years to accept pellets? Mine accepted pellets really early on. They do go crazy for bloodworms though. I did feed him bloodworm's before he had tank mates. But since tank mates at around 6 inches or so he happily accepts floating and sinking pellets.

 

[AquaAlex1993]

Wow it took years to accept pellets? Mine accepted pellets really early on. They do go crazy for bloodworms though. I did feed him bloodworm's before he had tank mates. But since tank mates at around 6 inches or so he happily accepts floating and sinking pellets.

I am not quite sure, but I think my BGK is eating the left over black worm sticks left over from the cichlids (chocolate and severum) and silver dollars (Myleus).

 

[thefredpit]

I love their electromagnetic fields, pretty neat.


I have to hand feed my BGK, but I love it. I'm sure I can hand feed my Bichirs. I enjoy the aquarium hobby a lot and pamper my fish, I hand feed most of them.

I also love their electromagnetic fields it's the same with my 4x elephantnoses.

I had to hand feed my carpo knifefish since he was the only carnivore in the tank and I didn't want to throw a bunch of food in the tank and foul up the water. I eventually want to start hand feeding my fire eel he has already shown he isn't that afraid of my hand

Wow it took years to accept pellets? Mine accepted pellets really early on. They do go crazy for bloodworms though. I did feed him bloodworm's before he had tank mates. But since tank mates at around 6 inches or so he happily accepts floating and sinking pellets.

my 3" ones like bloodworms and tilapia

 

[twentyleagues]

Wow it took years to accept pellets? Mine accepted pellets really early on. They do go crazy for bloodworms though. I did feed him bloodworm's before he had tank mates. But since tank mates at around 6 inches or so he happily accepts floating and sinking pellets.

Yeah that's what I was told. One reason I don't own one yet. It's to hard for me to get blackworms every week. The closest place that carries them is an hour away. Which is that lfs. All the other fish love blackworms too so it'd be hard. But if it ate pellets....well that's a different story.

 

[thefredpit]

my BGK eats the same tilapia that is put through a food processor that I feed my bichirs

 

[twentyleagues]

Oh man you guys are such a bad influence on me........I guess while I'm trying to pellet train my ropes I might as well work on a bgk. Although I don't know if I want a huge bgk in a 180. Probably take quite a few years but still.

 

[AquaAlex1993]

Oh man you guys are such a bad influence on me........I guess while I'm trying to pellet train my ropes I might as well work on a bgk. Although I don't know if I want a huge bgk in a 180. Probably take quite a few years but still.

BGK are one of the nicest knifefish out there.

 

[magpie]

You could get an african knife - they stay smaller and tend to be more active during the day.

 

[slippery slimecoat]

I've seen you talking about adding 4 dats that'll grow well over 12"+ each, multiple cichlids that'll grow 8-12", silver dollars, a BGK that'll reach 16"+, and bichers that'll grow 12"+. That 150 may seem big now, but it'll look small pretty quick. I know you said you'll regime some as they grow, but just be aware that rehoming large fish isn't always real easy depending on where you live.

 

[jaws7777]

I've seen you talking about adding 4 dats that'll grow well over 12"+ each, multiple cichlids that'll grow 8-12", silver dollars, a BGK that'll reach 16"+, and bichers that'll grow 12"+. That 150 may seem big now, but it'll look small pretty quick. I know you said you'll regime some as they grow, but just be aware that rehoming large fish isn't always real easy depending on where you live.

Sound advice. Not to mention the work you'll have put in to maintain that bioload