Bichir for my 1100g

[knobhill]

hi bichir/poly peeps,

I had planned to put an ornate into my 1100g but once he hit 10", he stopped growing. That is too small f my 1100g.
Here is what's in there:
26" silver Aro
2x 36" Niger cats
14" Flagtail Procilidious
14" Fly River turtle
10" Mbu puffer
20" red tail gourami
2x 13" red pike cichlids.
5x 10" wide bar silver dollars
8" electric blue jack Dempsey
11" NGT datnoid
10" Rosequeen cichlid
9" festae/ red terror
16" Kelberi peacock bass

What would be your suggestion of i were to add a single bichir to my community?
These fish are very mellow for being so big. Some were rescues like the Aro and bass so they are blind in one eye, it stems their aggression

Anyways a suggestion or two would be great. Thanks!

 

[Polyaddict86]

I would add some bichir on that tank bit not a 10" ornate. Your aro is to big and once the ornate goes up for air it might become meal. I would suggest a bigger bichir like a lower jaw around 16"+

 

[DMD123]

An ansorgii or congicus would both be in the 'big boys' catagory. These get sizable so they would fill that monster bichir need.

Would love to see pics of the tank, are they posted anywhere?

 

[DMD123]

Forgot to add the pbb as a choice. They are a bit rare and pricey but another nice choice.

 

[tlindsey]

hi bichir/poly peeps,

I had planned to put an ornate into my 1100g but once he hit 10", he stopped growing. That is too small f my 1100g.
Here is what's in there:
26" silver Aro
2x 36" Niger cats
14" Flagtail Procilidious
14" Fly River turtle
10" Mbu puffer
20" red tail gourami
2x 13" red pike cichlids.
5x 10" wide bar silver dollars
8" electric blue jack Dempsey
11" NGT datnoid
10" Rosequeen cichlid
9" festae/ red terror
16" Kelberi peacock bass

What would be your suggestion of i were to add a single bichir to my community?
These fish are very mellow for being so big. Some were rescues like the Aro and bass so they are blind in one eye, it stems their aggression

Anyways a suggestion or two would be great. Thanks!

Its a possibility the growth of the Ornate just slowed down, I have 2 female's in a 180 and the largest is over 17inches . Personally I would keep Ornate in there if nothing is showing aggression towards the Ornate.

 

[knobhill]

 

[Polyaddict86]

Thats one nice tank, i would put more than one ornate or poly in that tank, lolz

 

[knobhill]

I also have a build thread in setup and filtration: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/1100g-finally.653102/

 

[knobhill]

Forgot to add the pbb as a choice. They are a bit rare and pricey but another nice choice.

They are really cool.

What about albino/platinum bichirs? Are there any that get into the big boy category?

 

[knobhill]

Its a possibility the growth of the Ornate just slowed down, I have 2 female's in a 180 and the largest is over 17inches . Personally I would keep Ornate in there if nothing is showing aggression towards the Ornate.

The ornate was never in the 1100g, I gave him to a friend.