M mr fishy Jack Dempsey MFK Member Mar 13, 2012 2,566 5 38 florida Jun 8, 2012 #1 I saw a ropefish at my LFS and it looked like a bichir r they related? Sent from my iPod touch using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
I saw a ropefish at my LFS and it looked like a bichir r they related? Sent from my iPod touch using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
C Chub_by Redtail Catfish MFK Member Jan 30, 2012 4,905 807 150 Europe Jun 8, 2012 #2 Yes, not the same genus but very closely related Sent from my MK16i using Tapatalk App
M mr fishy Jack Dempsey MFK Member Mar 13, 2012 2,566 5 38 florida Jun 8, 2012 #3 What would be good tank mates withthem Sent from my iPod touch using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
J JamesF Jack Dempsey MFK Member Nov 29, 2005 1,862 4 36 50 Thunder Bay Jun 8, 2012 #4 Anything non aggressive that is too large to eat. They're quite peaceful. They're also master escape artists.
Anything non aggressive that is too large to eat. They're quite peaceful. They're also master escape artists.
M mr fishy Jack Dempsey MFK Member Mar 13, 2012 2,566 5 38 florida Jun 8, 2012 #5 So would a 6" bichir fit in a 12" ropefish mouth? Sent from my iPod touch using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
So would a 6" bichir fit in a 12" ropefish mouth? Sent from my iPod touch using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
anarekist Jack Dempsey MFK Member Apr 4, 2011 2,177 9 38 Los Angeles Jun 8, 2012 #6 doubt any thing fits in a ropefish's mouth, it's the other way around
M mr fishy Jack Dempsey MFK Member Mar 13, 2012 2,566 5 38 florida Jun 8, 2012 #7 So anything that could fit it in it's mouth Sent from my iPod touch using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
C Chub_by Redtail Catfish MFK Member Jan 30, 2012 4,905 807 150 Europe Jun 9, 2012 #8 No, anything that can't eat the ropefish. Sent from my MK16i using Tapatalk App
J JamesF Jack Dempsey MFK Member Nov 29, 2005 1,862 4 36 50 Thunder Bay Jun 9, 2012 #9 I put my three new bichirs at about 3" in with my 12" ropes. No issues at all. Ropes will eat anything small enough though, mostly tetra like fish.
I put my three new bichirs at about 3" in with my 12" ropes. No issues at all. Ropes will eat anything small enough though, mostly tetra like fish.