Things you wish you knew when you started w/ Polypterus

[Hendre]

I wish I knew about MFK. Would have been more informed about raising the fish. I was feeding my bichirs just worms when I 1st started out. Didn't know about tilapia(bichir steroid food IMO)

Good thing I had you guys! still need to get some fish, just pellets and squid right now

my 100 gallon tank is no longer known as the bichir tank or the predator tank it will be called either the suicide squad or the lemming tank because so far I've had 2 ropefish and a mystery snail jump(the snail lived)

I wish I knew my 1.5" sengalus was gonna be able to eat 50 platys in 2 weeks(he was 3" after 2 weeks lol and in his own tank......where he got ate)

I am going to stick more weight on my lid!

I wish I knew how awesome they were so I could start sooner, and that I waited a bit before getting the first one from a store and got 2 WC, how ironic

 

[Angelphish]

I wish I knew about Polypterus sooner.

 

[Angelphish]

Assume that they are suicidal. They will find any way to kill them selves. Poly proof the tank. They will get out of cracks in the aquarium top. And get into overflows.

I had one pop the top on my overflow box by pass the mesh and down into the filter sock where it died. I assume it is was beat to death by 1400 gph flow rates from a 4' drop.

The holes in my DIY overflow were just big enough for my 3" sen to fit in, and because of that he managed to find his way into my filter socks... Twice. He went through about 6 feet of pipe, and was getting hit with at least 700gph. Because of this I changed my overflows from holes to slits.

Somehow I still have him. Tough little thing.

 

[Hendre]

The holes in my DIY overflow were just big enough for my 3" sen to fit in, and because of that he managed to find his way into my filter socks... Twice. He went through about 6 feet of pipe, and was getting hit with at least 700gph. Because of this I changed my overflows from holes to slits.

Somehow I still have him. Tough little thing.

You shoulda seen how my sen went carpet surfing when I was taking top shots. Theres a video on my thread, they're determined suckers!

 

[Polyaddict86]

I wish i knew that you have to completely cover the top of the tank.
I had a cover but there was a little opening on the back for the filter and heater and my delhezi jumped out.

Welcome back

 

[Polyaddict86]

I wish i never Open this website when i started with my polys(joke)
MFK got me more addicted with polys even the are already addicting.

 

[Angelphish]

I wish i never Open this website when i started with my polys(joke)
MFK got me more addicted with polys even the are already addicting.

I think part of the addiction is being able to brag to others about new polys.

 

[Polyaddict86]

I think part of the addiction is being able to brag to others about new polys.

Lolz, i dont really like showing off my polys(joke)

 

[Angelphish]

Lolz, i dont really like showing off my polys(joke)

You? Of all of the Poly owners? No...

 

[Hendre]

My only claim to fame is the being one of the few (?) On the forum with a WC sen.