Tonight I found my bichir in the floor just below my tank. I'm pretty sure he escaped through the gaps in my glass lid. When I did my water change I obviously filled the water line up to much. I'm also sure he was out of the water over 3 maybe closerv to 4 hours. He's 18" long. Super friendly. He is OK. In my tank now. Super upset. I'd like to think he'll never do that again, but I'll never make the mistake of filling my tank up to much again either.
I read a post, I don't see videos of anyone letting their bichir walk around. Well no?!?! They are fish and belong in water, but thank God for their lung cause they can live out of the water for a while too, haha.