bichir pile

[Hao]

i just figured 18" is enough for a 20" fish to turn around, and 6' is enough swimming space, especially considering how inactive they are

actually ur wrong not all endlis are inactive it depends on the fish itself

 

[devder1]

actually ur wrong not all endlis are inactive it depends on the fish itself

lol thx hao but what stock would you do?

 

[Hao]

lol thx hao but what stock would you do?

from this thread im guessing ur width is 18" and id just do a upper jaw collection tank unless u get a 6x2x2 tank

 

[devder1]

from this thread im guessing ur width is 18" and id just do a upper jaw collection tank unless u get a 6x2x2 tank

really
what about
1x endlicheri
1x ornate bichir
3x palmas
5x senegalus
5x albino senegal
1x lima catfish
2x gold severums
4x hujeta gar

 

[Delhezi B]

really
what about
1x endlicheri
1x ornate bichir
3x palmas
5x senegalus
5x albino senegal
1x lima catfish
2x gold severums
4x hujeta gar

Endli and nate get to big for a 125 plus ornates can be nippy

id go

4 delhezi
6 plamas vareints
1 moke
3 sen
and one one or too retro's

Your going to need some major filteration though

 

[devder1]

Endli and nate get to big for a 125 plus ornates can be nippy

id go

4 delhezi
6 plamas vareints
1 moke
3 sen
and one one or too retro's

Your going to need some major filteration though

not too worried on filtration, i am going to make a wet dry system 1200 gph + 2 350 gph HOBs
can i really not keep an endli in a 125? i thought it would be fine, and i did not know ornates are nippy

 

[wolfsburgfanatic]

i just figured 18" is enough for a 20" fish to turn around, and 6' is enough swimming space, especially considering how inactive they are

first off, 20" is a conservative estimate. P.e.e have the potential to attain 30"+. Just because most don't doesn't mean yours won't. Secondly just because a fish is able to turn around doesn't mean its an appropiate tank. We should try to make our fish comfortable, and imo a tank should at least be as wide as the fish is long, preferably larger.

I may be in the minority but I think a lot of the reason we see so many 20" endli's is because so many people keep them in 24" wide tanks. Just becuase the fish is flexible and hardy doesn't mean thats its immune to stunting. Thats why I'm waiting to start a lower jaw tank until I buy a house and build a 10x4x3. My 2 cents

 

[devder1]

ok maybe I'll just stick w/ some upper jaws

 

[King-eL]

really
what about
1x endlicheri
1x ornate bichir
3x palmas
5x senegalus
5x albino senegal
1x lima catfish
2x gold severums
4x hujeta gar

If you really want to do it and 125g is the biggest you can afford or max at your house, then go for but remove the hujeta gar. Just make sure the filter is going to hold all the bio-load. You can just always upgrade.

 

[devder1]

If you really want to do it and 125g is the biggest you can afford or max at your house, then go for but remove the hujeta gar. Just make sure the filter is going to hold all the bio-load. You can just always upgrade.

ok why not hujetas? but yeah 125 is the biggest i can do for the next 4 years and then i will probably be out of fishkeeping for a while
i think i will do it, and if they seem cramped or there is fighting, then i will just sell some of them, thanks to everyone that chimed in