Yeah I’m aware of the challenge involved in carpeting, so far my attempts with micro sword in a guppy tank resulted in a diatom algae bloom, the guppies cleaned it up pretty fast, but I definitely understand that’s a long shot st best. Monte Carlo is one of the easier carpet plants though And I’m thinking that a corner with high light and a root tab or two may do the trick since the water will be so shallow, plants will be close to the light. This would of course be isolated to just one corner of the tank. I know they (bichirs) like the dark, but honestly I just love the idea of a Bichir gliding through/over a carpet, day or night. If it doesn’t carpet then I’m certainly not going to go hightech. I care much more about the fish than the plants. At the very least I plan on growing a driftwood jungle with plenty of Low light plants. EEEEEE SO EXCITED. My problem now though is, it seems no one carries the lowboy tanks in my area and no one will ship them because of the dimensions making them fragile by nature. 48x24x10 untempered.