How big should I go?

[..puSkar..]

Yes, polys do poop a lot, I also have a 180 with a 11” Delhezi and a 13” endi, along with a 5” kelberi, two 6” snooks and a CL and a pim blochi. I do 50% weekly on that and all is good, but I’m selling one of the snooks and the CL is there temporarily to deal with a snail problem. I’ll probably get something bigger at some point

I've had a Cb endli in a 90 from about when it was 4". It went to 12 " In a yr without tankmates. Once it got to 12" I felt bad for it and myself being a medical student have a lot of studying to do so I gave it to a friend who has a single bb aro in a 7*2.5*2 tank. He now lives there. Just the aro and the endli.

 

[Krismo962]

Did you document it's growth after that?
Besides,they are a pretty sedentary fish which hardly comes out during the day.

 

[Joshuakahan]

Sir I've had a bgk. They grow upto 12" In about 1.5 yrs if you take good care of it. And a 12" Fish in a 18" Tank with 5+ more fishes that can get upto 12-15" Is not a great setup imo.

Depends on the bichirs, CB sens usually don’t get much past 8-9” and if they do it takes forever. But ya, a 75 is small for a BGK for more than a couple years

 

[Joshuakahan]

I've had a Cb endli in a 90 from about when it was 4". It went to 12 " In a yr without tankmates. Once it got to 12" I felt bad for it and myself being a medical student have a lot of studying to do so I gave it to a friend who has a single bb aro in a 7*2.5*2 tank. He now lives there. Just the aro and the endli.

Nice, how big is the endi now? I got mine last November at about 3.5” and it’s 13 now with most of the growth coming in the last 4 months

 

[Krismo962]

I wonder what the OP's gonna think when he stumbles upon all this

 

[Caveden]

'Suffer' ,how so?
I have 5 bichirs ( I plan on getting more) and a bgk in a 75g.According to you that's overstocked.I feed every other day and perform 90% WCs every 3-4 days and my nitrates are under 30ppm at all times.

Aye, I agree that 5 polys in a 75g is fine as long as upper jawed. I’ve seen 75g with 10 upper jawed polys before. I have no experience with BGKs so I will not add on that.

 

[duanes]

Seeing 4’ aros in captivity is very uncommon.

Did you ever wonder why a fish that easily hits 4 ft in nature, hardly ever reaches its full potential in aquariums?
Could it be they are normally kept in too small spaces, where water quality quickly suffers, and they get stunted?

 

[Xeno]

Hey,
@ ..puSkar..
Yes of course you will have to keep up on maitenance.
If you decide to go for such a setup you have to commit to it.

@ Krismo962
Yea I am.

Did you ever wonder why a fish that easily hits 4 ft in nature, hardly ever reaches its full potential in aquariums?
Could it be they are normally kept in too small spaces, where water quality quickly suffers, and they get stunted?

This plus bad genes do also play a role.

 

[..puSkar..]

Nice, how big is the endi now? I got mine last November at about 3.5” and it’s 13 now with most of the growth coming in the last 4 months

Don't quite know, the guy whom I gave the endli was a mutual friend I don't know him personally and he was way older than me. I have no idea what happened after.

 

[..puSkar..]

Nice, how big is the endi now? I got mine last November at about 3.5” and it’s 13 now with most of the growth coming in the last 4 months

They do grow in spurts. They'll grow.. Stop.... Grow.... Stop... And so on