looking for the growth rate on some of the more common bichirs can some be in a 90 gallon for life? no flamming please just need info.
bichir growth rate?
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By common do you mean the senegal bichir? Well in anycase the senegal in my experience are grow slowers than other bichirs but that's just my experience. But I will give you a good example of their growth rate.
I use to have one last year that I bought at about 3"-4" inches. It grew to about 6"-7" inches took about 8 months to do so. A friend liked it and so I gave it to him as a gift.
I literally bought an endli bichir at the begining of this month March 2011. It was 1.5"-2" and about the size as a pencil around or smaller. No Joke, It is now 7" inches long it's been 3weeks only. So they grow pretty quick.
I went out and bought another senegal earlier this year in Jan it was 3"-4"inches too when I bought it and was the size of a pencil around or a lil bigger. It is at the moment 4.5"-5" inches only. Big difference.That's a good 2.5-3 months older than the endli.
I personally thought it was a fluke for the endli I just bought earlier this month. I went out last week and bought another at 1.5'-2" inches endli guess how big it is as of right now? It is at 4"-5" inches right now. They get real big real quick.
As for the Senegal species maybe it's just me. I've had one a while back and it didn't grow much and I bought one earlier this year and my endli's out grew it with lightening speed. Oh right I have had ropefish/reed fish too and they and like the senegal not the best growers in my opinion. So That's my personal experience hope it helps.
I use to have one last year that I bought at about 3"-4" inches. It grew to about 6"-7" inches took about 8 months to do so. A friend liked it and so I gave it to him as a gift.
I literally bought an endli bichir at the begining of this month March 2011. It was 1.5"-2" and about the size as a pencil around or smaller. No Joke, It is now 7" inches long it's been 3weeks only. So they grow pretty quick.
I went out and bought another senegal earlier this year in Jan it was 3"-4"inches too when I bought it and was the size of a pencil around or a lil bigger. It is at the moment 4.5"-5" inches only. Big difference.That's a good 2.5-3 months older than the endli.
I personally thought it was a fluke for the endli I just bought earlier this month. I went out last week and bought another at 1.5'-2" inches endli guess how big it is as of right now? It is at 4"-5" inches right now. They get real big real quick.
As for the Senegal species maybe it's just me. I've had one a while back and it didn't grow much and I bought one earlier this year and my endli's out grew it with lightening speed. Oh right I have had ropefish/reed fish too and they and like the senegal not the best growers in my opinion. So That's my personal experience hope it helps.
u can do polypterus delhezi, polypterus palmas polli, polypterus senegalus, polypterus palmas palmas in a 90 for life.
