Any oddball suggestions for my 10g?

[boledle]

a figure 8 puffer and a senegal bichir. not much room for much else.

 

[Druu]

a figure 8 puffer and a senegal bichir. not much room for much else.

Definitely not. The bichir needs at least a 40 gallon breeder. I can't give you info on the figure eight though- no first hand experience on those.

 

[green_fox]

@ druu:you might get one in there but you need brackish water i think you would have to get rid of the rest

 

[boledle]

Definitely not. The bichir needs at least a 40 gallon breeder.

you think? most senegals don't get that big.

 

[Druu]

you think? most senegals don't get that big.

Skim the polypterus forums. Even though they are one of the smaller species of bichir, senegalus mature at 12-14".

 

[dchaos52]

I wouldn't suggest a bushfish IMO, they need more than 10G, if your looking for oddball species, cory cats or dojo loaches are always cool.

 

[boledle]

Skim the polypterus forums. Even though they are one of the smaller species of bichir, senegalus mature at 12-14".

ok... cuz my senegal is between 3 and 4 years old now and is maxed out somewhere between 10-11". i'm sure he'd do fine in a 10g with another smallish fish. albeit that breaks the '1 inch per gallon' rule, i myself am probably over meticulous about filtration and water changes so that's my perspective.

 

[Druu]

ok... cuz my senegal is between 3 and 4 years old now and is maxed out somewhere between 10-11". i'm sure he'd do fine in a 10g with another smallish fish. albeit that breaks the '1 inch per gallon' rule, i myself am probably over meticulous about filtration and water changes so that's my perspective.

With all due respect, a human can survive in a jail cell that's 5x8x7 (length x width x height). I was referring to the ideal housing conditions.

 

[boledle]

With all due respect, a human can survive in a jail cell that's 5x8x7 (length x width x height). I was referring to the ideal housing conditions.

i know. no problem.

 

[Merbeast]

ok... cuz my senegal is between 3 and 4 years old now and is maxed out somewhere between 10-11". i'm sure he'd do fine in a 10g with another smallish fish. albeit that breaks the '1 inch per gallon' rule, i myself am probably over meticulous about filtration and water changes so that's my perspective.

A 10 gallon tank is 20x10x12 (LxWxH). Your senegal is 11 inches long. An 11 inch fish in a 10 inch wide tank is ridiculous. He could swim 9 inches and then he would have to flip a u turn. Why would you do that to a fish you like?