African Biotope - 80 gallon frag

[Potato Patatto]

I’ve got a seapora 80 gallon frag (48x24x16) and ultimately not doing salt that big until I commit to a sump and the time etc,. For the meantime I’m planning an African biotope with some baby bichirs & a Pom Pom knife.

Does anyone think a African pike would be alright with the Pom Pom? Or do I have to go butterflies?

 

[Deadeye]

Better safe than sorry imo. I’d go with butterflies.

 

[kno4te]

The odoe and pom pom need bigger swimming space. Butterfly fish will be easier to fit in the aquarium.

 

[Potato Patatto]

The odoe and pom pom need bigger swimming space. Butterfly fish will be easier to fit in the aquarium.

im not overly concerned about space, I have larger tanks when the time comes & I sense more in the future.. but the aggression does make me pause. Rebuilding fish communities is not fun!

 

[Gunfleet]

Pom Pom knifefish (aka Afer knifefish) turn into giant psycho killers eventually and Odoes can be skititish in confined areas. Stick with the Polys, butterfly fish and maybe african (brown) knifefish.

You could always try an schoutedeni puffer.

 

[Potato Patatto]

Pom Pom knifefish (aka Afer knifefish) turn into giant psycho killers eventually and Odoes can be skititish in confined areas. Stick with the Polys, butterfly fish and maybe african (brown) knifefish.

You could always try an schoutedeni puffer.

thats actually a terrific recommendation, I didn’t think of that puffer. He’d do quite well in that tank

I stand corrected, got hooked up with one of the old Deep Blues! Pays to have a good relationship with a LFS.



Does anyone think a fluval SP2 sub pump would be way too much for a 20 gallon on this?

Can anyone name some African catfish, probably synodontis I’m assuming, that get in the 6-10 inch range?

 

[Deadeye]

Can anyone name some African catfish, probably synodontis I’m assuming, that get in the 6-10 inch range?

Common feather fin squeaker is good.

 

[Potato Patatto]

thebiggerthebetter is this a hybrid knockoff? Seems like you know a bit about these

 

[Gunfleet]

Synodontis decorus, S. angelicus, Microsynodontis (dwarf Synodontis- super cool) and there are a few species of dwarf Giraffe cats that might work.

I'm not thebiggerthebetter , but S. schoutedeni is a legitimate species. Nice fish, can get sort mustardy yellow base color with age. It used to be a rarity, but they have become more common over time.

 

[Potato Patatto]

I'm not thebiggerthebetter , but S. schoutedeni is a legitimate species. Nice fish, can get sort mustardy yellow base color with age. It used to be a rarity, but they have become more common over time.

I think the Syno. Schoutedeni is my #1 choice since I’ll have that puffer ? and it only seems right. But the dwarf giraffe is definitely intriguing.